Is CVE-2023-40185 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-40185 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-40185?

CVE-2023-40185 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-40185?

CVE-2023-40185 has an EPSS score of 0.56% (42th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-40185?

Upgrade shescape to 1.7.4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-40185

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

shescape is simple shell escape library for JavaScript. This may impact users that use Shescape on Windows in a threaded context. The vulnerability can result in Shescape escaping (or quoting) for the wrong shell, thus allowing attackers to bypass protections depending on the combination of expected and used shell. This bug has been patched in version 1.7.4.

CWE-150

How to fix

Remediation Available

shescapeNVD

Affected:< 1.7.4Fixed in:1.7.4CVE-2023-40185derived from NVD

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 ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.56%probability of exploitation in 30 days

42ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 42% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch3

Release Notes1

github.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.