CVE-2023-42007 | IBM Sterling Control Center cross-site scripting

IBM Sterling Control Center 6.2.1, 6.3.1, and 6.4.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.

Published: 2025-04-10 Last update: 2025-07-18 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-42007 is rated Low Risk (37/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.21%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-42007

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 2026-05-21 0.11% 0.21% +0.10%
2 2026-02-04 0.02% 0.11% +0.09%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.02% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-42007

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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.
 2.3 2.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-42007

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-42007

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm sterling_control_center 6.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_control_center:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm sterling_control_center 6.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_control_center:6.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm sterling_control_center 6.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_control_center:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-42007

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