Is CVE-2023-24038 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-24038 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-24038?

CVE-2023-24038 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-24038?

CVE-2023-24038 has an EPSS score of 1.12% (62th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-24038?

Upgrade libhtml-stripscripts-perl on debian 11 to 1.06-1+deb11u1 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-24038

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The HTML-StripScripts module through 1.06 for Perl allows _hss_attval_style ReDoS because of catastrophic backtracking for HTML content with certain style attributes.

CWE-1333

How to fix

Remediation Available

libhtml-stripscripts-perlDebian

Fixed in:1.06-1+deb11u1CVE-2023-24038

Fixed in:1.06-4CVE-2023-24038

libhtml-stripscripts-perlUbuntu

Fixed in:1.05-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6100-1

Fixed in:1.05-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6100-1

Fixed in:1.06-1ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-6100-1

Fixed in:1.06-1ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-6100-1

Fixed in:1.06-1ubuntu0.22.04.1USN-6100-1

Fixed in:1.06-2ubuntu0.1USN-6100-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.12%probability of exploitation in 30 days

62ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 62% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory1

lists.debian.org

Other references3

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CVE-2023-3364	High	7.5	45%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-8124	High	7.5	40%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-25126	Medium	5.3	35%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-2651	Medium	6.5	33%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-32837	High	7.5	29%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-2829	High	7.5	26%	-	Fix

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