CVE-2023-38964
Published: 04 August 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-38964 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Creativeitem Academy Lms. 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-2023-38964 is a cross-site scripting vulnerability, tracked as CWE-79, that affects Creative Item Academy LMS version 6.0. It received a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 reflecting a network-attack vector, low attack complexity, no required privileges, required user interaction, and changed scope with limited confidentiality and integrity consequences.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the flaw by supplying a crafted payload that executes in a victim's browser session, enabling theft of session data or limited unauthorized actions within the application. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0534 with no material increase since disclosure. No vendor advisory or patch information is provided in the available references.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-42724
Vulnerability details
Creative Item Academy LMS 6.0 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
- 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.