CVE-2023-40617
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OpenKnowledgeMaps Head Start 7 allows...
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OpenKnowledgeMaps Head Start 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the web browser of a user, by including a malicious payload into the 'file' parameter in 'displayPDF.php'.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OpenKnowledgeMaps Head Start 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the web browser of a user, by including a malicious payload into the 'file' parameter in 'displayPDF.php'.
- Record
CVE-2023-40617- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OpenKnowledgeMaps Head Start 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the web browser of a user, by including a malicious payload into the 'file' parameter in 'displayPDF.php'.
- Record
CVE-2023-40617- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-45173 No score
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OpenKnowledgeMaps Head Start 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the web browser of a user, by including a malicious payload into the 'file' parameter in 'displayPDF.php'.
- Record
EUVD-2023-45173- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pc6m-c8q2-cmcm
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OpenKnowledgeMaps Head Start 7 allows...
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OpenKnowledgeMaps Head Start 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the web browser of a user, by including a malicious payload into the 'file' parameter in 'displayPDF.php'.
- Record
GHSA-pc6m-c8q2-cmcm- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OpenKnowledgeMaps Head Start 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the web browser of a user, by including a malicious payload into the 'file' parameter in 'displayPDF.php'.
- Record
CVE-2023-40617- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-40617 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Openknowledgemaps Head Start, published September 13, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.57%, the 47th percentile. No source names a fixed version.