Vulnerability in Nextbx Qwalerter

CVE-2023-4991

A vulnerability was found in NextBX QWAlerter 4.50. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file QWAlerter.exe. The manipulation leads to unquoted search path. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-239804. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (14.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 14.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-4991: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • vuldb.com/ (Permissions Required, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
  • vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4991?
CVE-2023-4991 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nextbx Qwalerter, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-09-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-4991?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.