CVE-2023-5839
HighPublic PoC
Published: 29 October 2023
Published
29 October 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.0003
8.5th percentile
Risk Priority
16
60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS
Summary
CVE-2023-5839 is a high-severity Privilege Chaining (CWE-268) vulnerability in Hestiacp Control Panel. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 8.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-58121
Vulnerability details
Privilege Chaining in GitHub repository hestiacp/hestiacp prior to 1.8.9.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
Why these techniques?
The privilege chaining vulnerability in HestiaCP (CVE-2023-5839) enables exploitation for privilege escalation.
Affected Assets
hestiacp
control panel
≤ 1.8.9
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.