CVE-2023-42231

Pat Infinite Solutions HelpdeskAdvanced <= 11.0.33 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. Low privileged users can delete admin users by sending a request to the "WSCView/Delete" function.

Published: 2025-01-13 Last update: 2025-04-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-42231 is rated Moderate Risk (44.7/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.15%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-42231

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 2026-02-22 0.21% 0.15% -0.07%
2 2026-02-21 0.14% 0.21% +0.08%
3 2025-11-21 0.14%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-42231

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:N/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: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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful 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.
2.8 5.2 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-42231

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-42231

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
zucchetti helpdeskadvanced <= 11.0.33 cpe:2.3:a:zucchetti:helpdeskadvanced:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-42231

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