CVE-2023-33651

Exp

An issue in the MVC Device Simulator of Sitecore Experience Platform (XP), Experience Manager (XM), and Experience Commerce (XC) v9.0 Initial Release to v13.0 Initial Release allows attackers to bypass authorization rules.

Published: 2023-06-06 Last update: 2025-01-08 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-33651 is rated High Exploit Risk (66.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.43%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). 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-2023-33651

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-33651

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 2026-03-04 0.33% 0.43% +0.10%
2 2026-03-01 0.39% 0.33% -0.06%
3 2026-02-04 0.39%

Full EPSS history (31 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-33651

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-33651

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-33651

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sitecore experience_commerce >= 9.0, <= 10.3 cpe:2.3:a:sitecore:experience_commerce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sitecore experience_manager >= 9.0, <= 10.3 cpe:2.3:a:sitecore:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sitecore experience_platform >= 9.0, <= 10.3 cpe:2.3:a:sitecore:experience_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sitecore managed_cloud cpe:2.3:a:sitecore:managed_cloud:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-33651

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