Is CVE-2023-42222 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-42222 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-42222?

CVE-2023-42222 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-42222?

CVE-2023-42222 has an EPSS score of 1.42% (70th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-42222?

Upgrade webcatalog to 49.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-42222

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

WebCatalog before 49.0 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. WebCatalog calls the Electron shell.openExternal function without verifying that the URL is for an http or https resource, in some circumstances.

How to fix

Remediation Available

webcatalogNVD

Affected:< 49.0Fixed in:49.0CVE-2023-42222derived 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 ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.42%probability of exploitation in 30 days

70thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 70% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory1

electronjs.org

Release Notes1

webcatalog.io

Other references1

packetstormsecurity.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.