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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2023-40279 json

An issue was discovered in OpenClinic GA 5.247.01.

published 2024-03-19 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-44872

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.4%
EPSS 3.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

An issue was discovered in OpenClinic GA 5.247.01. An attacker can perform a directory path traversal via the Page parameter in a GET request to main.do.

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-51995)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

3.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-51995 OpenClinic GA 5.247.01 - Path Traversal (Authenticated) webapps, 2024-04-15
  • github.com https://github.com/BugBountyHunterCVE/CVE-2023-40279/blob/main/CVE-2023-40279_Authenticated-Directory-Path-Traversal_OpenClinic-GA_5.247.01_Report.md referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CNA 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • openclinic ga

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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