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high 8.8

CVE-2023-27842 json

Insecure Permissions vulnerability found in Extplorer File manager eXtplorer v.2.1.15 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code vi…

published 2023-03-21 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-31578

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.4%
EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Insecure Permissions vulnerability found in Extplorer File manager eXtplorer v.2.1.15 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the index.php compenent

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
20 mo ago

Exploit prediction

2.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • blog.tristaomarinho.com http://blog.tristaomarinho.com/extplorer-2-1-15-insecure-permissions-following-remote-code-execution/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/tristao-marinho/CVE-2023-27842/blob/main/README.md referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/tristao-marinho/CVE-2023-27842 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-277 Insecure Inherited Permissions

References

Sources

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