What is CVE-2023-6452?

CVE-2023-6452 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Forcepoint Web Security, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2024-08-22.

How severe is CVE-2023-6452?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

XSS in Forcepoint Web Security

CVE-2023-6452

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Forcepoint Web Security (Transaction Viewer) allows Stored XSS. The Forcepoint Web Security portal allows administrators to generat…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (32.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Forcepoint Web Security — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

psirt@forcepoint.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-6452?: CVE-2023-6452 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Forcepoint Web Security, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2024-08-22.
How severe is CVE-2023-6452?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.