What is CVE-2023-45542?

CVE-2023-45542 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moosocial, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2023-45542?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-45542 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Moosocial

CVE-2023-45542

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in mooSocial 3.1.8 allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via a crafted script to the q parameter in the Search function.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.016 (73.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Moosocial — versions 3.1.8
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-45542?: CVE-2023-45542 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moosocial, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-45542?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-45542 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.