CVE-2023-42261

Exp

Mobile Security Framework (MobSF) <=v3.7.8 Beta is vulnerable to Insecure Permissions. NOTE: the vendor's position is that authentication is intentionally not implemented because the product is not intended for an untrusted network environment. Use cases requiring authentication could, for example, use a reverse proxy server.

Published: 2023-09-21 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published

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Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2023-42261

EPSS CVSS CWE GHSA Exploit-DB Affected

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-42261 is rated High Exploit Risk (62.2/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.69%). 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-2023-42261

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-42261

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	0.21%	0.69%	+0.48%
2	2025-03-30	0.42%	0.21%	-0.20%
3	2025-03-29	—	0.42%	—

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-42261

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.5	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. 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.	3.9	3.6	[email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-42261

CWE-276 MITRE ↗

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2023-42261

GHSA-cc8j-6phr-jv9x · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — Withdrawn Advisory: Mobile Security Framework (MobSF) Vulnerable to Insecure Permissions

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-42261

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
opensecurity	mobile_security_framework	<= 3.7.6	cpe:2.3:a:opensecurity:mobile_security_framework::::::::
opensecurity	mobile_security_framework	3.7.8	cpe:2.3:a:opensecurity:mobile_security_framework:3.7.8:beta::::::

References for CVE-2023-42261

URL	Tags
https://github.com/MobSF/Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF/blob/abb47659a19ac772765934f184c65fe16cb3bee7/docker-compose.yml#L30-L31	Patch
https://github.com/MobSF/Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF/issues/1211	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/MobSF/Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF/issues/748	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/woshinibaba222/hack16/blob/main/Unauthorized%20Access%20to%20MobSF.md	Exploit

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