CVE-2023-27121

Exp

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the component /framework/cron/action/humanize of Pleasant Solutions Pleasant Password Server v7.11.41.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the cronString parameter.

Published: 2023-10-04 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-27121 is rated High Exploit Risk (75.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.76%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +4.52% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2023-27121

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-27121

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 0.24% 4.76% +4.52%
2 2025-11-18 4.76% 0.24% -4.52%
3 2025-04-15 4.76%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-27121

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 2.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-27121

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-27121

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
pleasantsolutions pleasant_password_server 7.11.41 cpe:2.3:a:pleasantsolutions:pleasant_password_server:7.11.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-27121

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