What is CVE-2023-5838?

CVE-2023-5838 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linkstack, classified under Insufficient Session Expiration. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-10-29.

How severe is CVE-2023-5838?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-5838 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Linkstack

CVE-2023-5838

Insufficient Session Expiration in GitHub repository linkstackorg/linkstack prior to v4.2.9.

EPSS: 0.005 (39.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linkstack
Linkstackorg Linkstackorg/linkstack — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-613 — Insufficient Session Expiration

Public proof-of-concept exploits

sev-hack/sev-hack

References

security@huntr.dev (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
security@huntr.dev (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5838?: CVE-2023-5838 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linkstack, classified under Insufficient Session Expiration. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-10-29.
How severe is CVE-2023-5838?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-5838 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.