9.8

CVE-2023-44397: CloudExplorer Lite permission bypass vulnerability

Modified
Published 30-10-2023Last modified 05-09-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-44397 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Improper Authentication vulnerability in cloudexplorer-dev cloudexplorer-lite. EPSS estimates a 0.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (GitHub, Date unknown)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.73%
0%100%
Low · +0.12 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1github

Timeline

  1. 30-10-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

CloudExplorer Lite is an open source, lightweight cloud management platform. Prior to version 1.4.1, the gateway filter of CloudExplorer Lite uses a controller with path starting with `matching/API/`, which can cause a permission bypass. Version 1.4.1 contains a patch for this issue.

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

Increase +0.12 pp

From 0.61% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Cloudexplorer Lite

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Cloudexplorer-dev1 product
Fit2cloud1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links