Is CVE-2023-42455 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-42455 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-42455?

CVE-2023-42455 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-42455?

CVE-2023-42455 has an EPSS score of 0.59% (44th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-42455?

Upgrade wazuh-dashboard to 4.4.2 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-42455

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Wazuh is a security detection, visibility, and compliance open source project. In versions 4.4.0 and 4.4.1, it is possible to get the Wazuh API administrator key used by the Dashboard using the browser development tools. This allows a logged user to the dashboard to become administrator of the API, even if their dashboard role is not. Version 4.4.2 contains a fix. There are no known workarounds.

CWE-639Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

How to fix

Remediation Available

wazuh-dashboardNVD

Affected:>= 4.4.0, < 4.4.2Fixed in:4.4.2CVE-2023-42455derived from NVD

wazuh-kibana-appNVD

Affected:>= 4.4.0, < 4.4.2Fixed in:4.4.2CVE-2023-42455derived 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 RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.59%probability of exploitation in 30 days

44thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 44% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Issue Tracking1

github.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-6875	Critical	9.8	90%	-	-
CVE-2024-46982	High	7.5	61%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-45428	Critical	9.8	57%	-	-
CVE-2019-17382	Critical	9.1	54%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-13360	Critical	9.8	24%	-	-
CVE-2023-48783	Medium	5.4	22%	-	Fix

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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.