CVE-2023-33731
Published: 02 June 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-33731 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Escanav Escan Management Console. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 20.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-37885
Vulnerability details
Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in the view dashboard detail feature in Microworld Technologies eScan management console 14.0.1400.2281 allows remote attacker to inject arbitrary code via the URL directly.
- CWE(s)
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.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.