Is CVE-2023-43074 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-43074 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-43074?

CVE-2023-43074 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.2 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-43074?

CVE-2023-43074 has an EPSS score of 0.47% (37th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-43074?

Upgrade unity operating environment to 5.3.0.0.5.120 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-43074

MEDIUM

5.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Dell Unity 5.3 contain(s) an Arbitrary File Creation vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability by crafting arbitrary files through a request to the server.

CWE-73External Control of File Name or Path

How to fix

Remediation Available

unity operating environmentNVD

Affected:< 5.3.0.0.5.120Fixed in:5.3.0.0.5.120CVE-2023-43074derived from NVD

unity xt operating environmentNVD

Affected:< 5.3.0.0.5.120Fixed in:5.3.0.0.5.120CVE-2023-43074derived from NVD

unityvsa operating environmentNVD

Affected:< 5.3.0.0.5.120Fixed in:5.3.0.0.5.120CVE-2023-43074derived 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 RequiredHigh

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.47%probability of exploitation in 30 days

37thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 37% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

dell.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2022-39952	Critical	9.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-8517	Critical	9.8	95%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-4634	Critical	9.8	83%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-17246	Critical	9.8	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-43451	Medium	6.5	82%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-33053	High	8.8	82%	KEV	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.