An issue in PeppermintLabs Peppermint v.0.2.4 and before allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and execute arbitrary code via the hardcoded session cookie.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-42328 is rated High Exploit Risk (68.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.16%). 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.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 5.16% | 1.16% | -4.00% |
| 2 | 2026-06-13 | 3.94% | 5.16% | +1.23% |
| 3 | 2025-11-21 | — | 3.94% | — |
Full EPSS history (13 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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2.8 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| peppermint | peppermint | <= 0.2.4 | cpe:2.3:a:peppermint:peppermint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://blockomat2100.github.io/posts/2023-09-04-damn-vulnerable-ticket-system/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/Peppermint-Lab/peppermint/blob/446a20b870bc68157eaafcb7275c289d76bfb29e/apps/client/pages/api/auth/%5B...nextauth%5D.js#L65 | Issue Tracking |
| https://peppermint.sh/ | Product |