CVE-2023-40297

High

Published: 15 May 2024

Published

15 May 2024

Modified

15 April 2026

KEV Added

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Patch

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CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Score 0.0309 87.1th percentile

Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-40297 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 12.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Stakater Forecastle 1.0.139 and before allows %5C../ directory traversal in the website component.

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

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.

addresses: CWE-22

Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.