CVE-2023-38195

Datalust Seq before 2023.2.9489 allows insertion of sensitive information into an externally accessible file or directory. This is exploitable only when external (SQL Server or PostgreSQL) metadata storage is used. Exploitation can only occur from a high-privileged user account.

Published: 2023-07-22 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-38195 is rated Low Risk (31.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.43%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-38195

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 2026-06-15 0.15% 0.43% +0.28%
2 2026-04-04 0.13% 0.15% +0.02%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.13% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-38195

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.9 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
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.
 1.2 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-38195

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-38195

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
datalust seq < 2023.2.9489 cpe:2.3:a:datalust:seq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-38195

URL Tags
https://github.com/datalust/seq-tickets/issues/1886 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence