CVE-2023-28413
Published: 23 May 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-28413 is a critical-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Snow Monkey Forms Project Snow Monkey Forms. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 11.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2023-28413 is a directory traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) affecting Snow Monkey Forms versions 5.0.6 and earlier. The flaw permits path manipulation that can expose files outside intended directories, leading to impacts across confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
A remote attacker with no authentication or user interaction required can exploit the issue over the network to read sensitive files, modify website content, or trigger denial-of-service conditions. The vulnerability carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, reflecting its unauthenticated, high-impact nature.
Vendor and JVN advisories direct users to upgrade to Snow Monkey Forms 5.0.7, which resolves the traversal flaw. The referenced patch announcement from the developer provides the primary mitigation guidance.
EPSS scores have remained low, reaching a peak of 0.0597 before receding to the current value of 0.0406.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-32109
Vulnerability details
Directory traversal vulnerability in Snow Monkey Forms versions v5.0.6 and earlier allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, alter the website, or cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.