Is CVE-2023-6042 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-6042 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-6042?

CVE-2023-6042 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-6042?

CVE-2023-6042 has an EPSS score of 0.56% (43th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-6042?

Upgrade getwid to 2.0.3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-6042

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Any unauthenticated user may send e-mail from the site with any title or content to the admin

How to fix

Remediation Available

getwidNVD

Affected:< 2.0.3Fixed in:2.0.3CVE-2023-6042derived 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 InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.56%probability of exploitation in 30 days

43rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 43% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

wpscan.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 2025-06-03.