CVE-2023-42765
Westermo Lynx Cross-site Scripting
An attacker with access to the vulnerable software could introduce arbitrary JavaScript by injecting a cross-site scripting payload into the "username" parameter in the SNMP configuration.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent 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 Cross-site Scripting
An attacker with access to the vulnerable software could introduce arbitrary JavaScript by injecting a cross-site scripting payload into the "username" parameter in the SNMP configuration.
- Record
CVE-2023-42765- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-47197
An attacker with access to the vulnerable software could introduce arbitrary JavaScript by injecting a cross-site scripting payload into the "username" parameter in the SNMP configuration.
- Record
EUVD-2023-47197- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3mxj-h7pr-364q
An attacker with access to the vulnerable software could introduce arbitrary JavaScript...
An attacker with access to the vulnerable software could introduce arbitrary JavaScript by injecting a cross-site scripting payload into the "username" parameter in the SNMP configuration.
- Record
GHSA-3mxj-h7pr-364q- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An attacker with access to the vulnerable software could introduce arbitrary JavaScript by injecting a cross-site scripting payload into the "username" parameter in the SNMP configuration.
- Record
CVE-2023-42765- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/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-2023-42765 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.