8.8

CVE-2023-42455: wazuh wazuh-dashboard

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 09-10-2023Last modified 19-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-42455 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in wazuh wazuh-dashboard. EPSS estimates a 0.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.73%
0%100%
Low · +0.14 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 09-10-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 19-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Wazuh is a security detection, visibility, and compliance open source project. In versions 4.4.0 and 4.4.1, it is possible to get the Wazuh API administrator key used by the Dashboard using the browser development tools. This allows a logged user to the dashboard to become administrator of the API, even if their dashboard role is not. Version 4.4.2 contains a fix. There are no known workarounds.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.73%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

54%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.14 pp

From 0.59% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.73%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Wazuh2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

3 links