CVE-2023-34923

Exp

XML Signature Wrapping (XSW) in SAML-based Single Sign-on feature in TOPdesk v12.10.12 allows bad actors with credentials to authenticate with the Identity Provider (IP) to impersonate any TOPdesk user via SAML Response manipulation.

Published: 2023-06-22 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-34923 is rated High Exploit Risk (68/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.36%). 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-2023-34923

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-34923

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 2026-04-18 0.27% 0.36% +0.09%
2 2025-11-21 0.44% 0.27% -0.17%
3 2025-11-18 0.44%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-34923

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 5.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-34923

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-34923

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
topdesk topdesk 12.10.12 cpe:2.3:a:topdesk:topdesk:12.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-34923

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