What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-23817?

CVE-2023-23817 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.4%.

Simple Pdf Viewer CVE-2023-23817

Q: Which versions of Simple Pdf Viewer are affected by CVE-2023-23817?

Auth. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2023-04-23 audit@patchstack.com

XSS Simple Pdf Viewer

5.4

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.4 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Apr 23, 2023 - 11:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionNVD

Auth. (contrinbutor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebArea | Vera Nedvyzhenko Simple PDF Viewer plugin <= 1.9 versions.

AnalysisAI

Auth. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Auth. (contrinbutor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebArea | Vera Nedvyzhenko Simple PDF Viewer plugin <= 1.9 versions. Affected products include: Simple Pdf Viewer Project Simple Pdf Viewer.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.