CVE-2023-40869

Exp

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in mooSocial mooSocial Software 3.1.6 and 3.1.7 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the edit_menu, copuon, and group_categorias functions.

Published: 2023-09-14 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-40869 is rated Exploit Available (54.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.01%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2023-40869

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-40869

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 9.29% 1.01% -8.28%
2 2026-06-09 7.80% 9.29% +1.48%
3 2026-06-07 — 7.80% —

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-40869

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-2023-40869

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-40869

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
moosocial moosocial 3.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:moosocial:moosocial:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moosocial moosocial 3.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:moosocial:moosocial:3.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-40869

URL Tags
https://github.com/MinoTauro2020/CVE-2023-40869 Exploit Third Party Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence