CVE-2023-40461
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in ACEManager
The ACEManager component of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier allows an
authenticated user with Administrator privileges to access a file
upload field which does not fully validate the file name, creating a
Stored Cross-Site Scripting condition.
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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.1
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in ACEManager
The ACEManager component of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier allows an
authenticated user with Administrator privileges to access a file
upload field which does not fully validate the file name, creating a
Stored Cross-Site Scripting condition.
- Record
CVE-2023-40461- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-45032
8.1
The ACEManager component of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier allows an
authenticated user with Administrator privileges to access a file
upload field which does not fully validate the file name, creating a
Stored Cross-Site Scripting condition.
- Record
EUVD-2023-45032- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-78cf-35f9-pxqf
8.1
The ACEManager component of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier allows an authenticated user with...
The ACEManager component of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier allows an
authenticated user with Administrator privileges to access a file
upload field which does not fully validate the file name, creating a
Stored Cross-Site Scripting condition.
- Record
GHSA-78cf-35f9-pxqf- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.1
The ACEManager component of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier allows an
authenticated user with Administrator privileges to access a file
upload field which does not fully validate the file name, creating a
Stored Cross-Site Scripting condition.
- Record
CVE-2023-40461- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-40461 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Sierrawireless Aleos, published December 4, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.