CVE-2023-38192
Published: 21 October 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-38192 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Superwebmailer Superwebmailer. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 9.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2023-38192 is a cross-site scripting vulnerability affecting SuperWebMailer version 9.00.0.01710. The flaw resides in the superadmincreate.php component and can be triggered by submitting crafted incorrect passwords, allowing injection of malicious scripts that execute in the context of a victim's browser session.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the issue by sending specially formatted requests to the affected endpoint. Successful exploitation results in reflected XSS, enabling the attacker to read sensitive data displayed to the victim, perform actions on behalf of the user, or potentially escalate privileges within the application when the victim is a superadmin.
Public advisories from usd HeroLab detail the vulnerability and are available at the referenced URLs, though specific patch or mitigation steps are not enumerated in the CVE record itself. The associated EPSS scores remain low, with a current value of 0.0537 and a peak of 0.0714.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-42014
Vulnerability details
An issue was discovered in SuperWebMailer 9.00.0.01710. It allows superadmincreate.php XSS via crafted incorrect passwords.
- 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.