CVE-2023-40918
KnowStreaming 3.3.0 is vulnerable to Escalation of Privileges. Unauthorized users can create a...
KnowStreaming 3.3.0 is vulnerable to Escalation of Privileges. Unauthorized users can create a new user with an admin role.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
KnowStreaming 3.3.0 is vulnerable to Escalation of Privileges. Unauthorized users can create a new user with an admin role.
- Record
CVE-2023-40918- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
KnowStreaming 3.3.0 is vulnerable to Escalation of Privileges. Unauthorized users can create a new user with an admin role.
- Record
CVE-2023-40918- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-45457No score
KnowStreaming 3.3.0 is vulnerable to Escalation of Privileges. Unauthorized users can create a new user with an admin role.
- Record
EUVD-2023-45457- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cwh3-w7qq-r8mf
KnowStreaming 3.3.0 is vulnerable to Escalation of Privileges. Unauthorized users can create a...
KnowStreaming 3.3.0 is vulnerable to Escalation of Privileges. Unauthorized users can create a new user with an admin role.
- Record
GHSA-cwh3-w7qq-r8mf- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVNo score
KnowStreaming 3.3.0 is vulnerable to Escalation of Privileges. Unauthorized users can create a new user with an admin role.
- Record
CVE-2023-40918- 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-2023-40918 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Knowstreaming Project Knowstreaming, published September 5, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.70%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.