CVE-2023-44042

Exp

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in /settings/index.php of Black Cat CMS 1.4.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the Website header parameter.

Published: 2023-09-27 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-44042 is rated Exploit Available (50.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.19%). 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-2023-44042

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-44042

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 2025-03-17 0.05% 0.19% +0.14%
2 2024-08-26 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
3 2023-09-27 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-44042

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-2023-44042

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-44042

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
blackcat-cms blackcat_cms 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:blackcat-cms:blackcat_cms:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-44042

URL Tags
https://github.com/Gi0rgi0R/xss_frontend_settings_blackcat_cms_1.4.1 Exploit Product Third Party Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence