CVE-2023-45992

Exp

A vulnerability in the web-based interface of the RUCKUS Cloudpath product on version 5.12 build 5538 or before to could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute persistent XSS and CSRF attacks against a user of the admin management interface. A successful attack, combined with a certain admin activity, could allow the attacker to gain full admin privileges on the exploited system.

Published: 2023-10-19 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-45992 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.55%). 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-2023-45992

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-45992

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 2025-11-21 0.84% 0.55% -0.29%
2 2025-11-18 0.55% 0.84% +0.29%
3 2025-04-15 0.55%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-45992

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.6 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big 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 6.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-45992

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-45992

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
commscope ruckus_cloudpath_enrollment_system <= 5.12.5538 cpe:2.3:a:commscope:ruckus_cloudpath_enrollment_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-45992

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