CVE-2023-40143
Westermo Lynx
An attacker with access to the Westermo Lynx web application that has the vulnerable software could introduce arbitrary JavaScript by injecting a cross-site scripting payload into the "forward.0.domain" parameter.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Westermo Lynx
An attacker with access to the Westermo Lynx web application that has the vulnerable software could introduce arbitrary JavaScript by injecting a cross-site scripting payload into the "forward.0.domain" parameter.
- Record
CVE-2023-40143- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-44750
An attacker with access to the Westermo Lynx web application that has the vulnerable software could introduce arbitrary JavaScript by injecting a cross-site scripting payload into the "forward.0.domain" parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2023-44750- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7xgh-8hg2-6j33
An attacker with access to the Westermo Lynx web application that has the vulnerable software...
An attacker with access to the Westermo Lynx web application that has the vulnerable software could introduce arbitrary JavaScript by injecting a cross-site scripting payload into the "forward.0.domain" parameter.
- Record
GHSA-7xgh-8hg2-6j33- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An attacker with access to the Westermo Lynx web application that has the vulnerable software could introduce arbitrary JavaScript by injecting a cross-site scripting payload into the "forward.0.domain" parameter.
- Record
CVE-2023-40143- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-40143 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Westermo Lynx, published February 6, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.