CVE-2023-34598

Exp

Gibbon v25.0.0 is vulnerable to a Local File Inclusion (LFI) where it's possible to include the content of several files present in the installation folder in the server's response.

Published: 2023-06-29 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-34598 is rated High Exploit Risk (88.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 91.42%, 100th percentile). 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-2023-34598

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-34598

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 2026-05-27 91.79% 91.42% -0.37%
2 2026-04-25 91.54% 91.79% +0.25%
3 2026-03-09 91.54%

Full EPSS history (38 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-34598

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-34598

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-34598

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gibbonedu gibbon 25.0.00 cpe:2.3:a:gibbonedu:gibbon:25.0.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-34598

URL Tags
https://github.com/maddsec/CVE-2023-34598 Exploit Third Party Advisory
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