CVE-2023-6142
Dev Blog v1.0 - Stored XSS
Dev blog v1.0 allows to exploit an XSS through an unrestricted file upload, together with a bad entropy of filenames. With this an attacker can upload a malicious HTML file, then guess the filename of the uploaded file and send it to a potential victim.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Dev Blog v1.0 - Stored XSS
Dev blog v1.0 allows to exploit an XSS through an unrestricted file upload, together with a bad entropy of filenames. With this an attacker can upload a malicious HTML file, then guess the filename of the uploaded file and send it to a potential victim.
- Record
CVE-2023-6142- 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
EUVDEUVD-2023-58396
Dev blog v1.0 allows to exploit an XSS through an unrestricted file upload, together with a bad entropy of filenames. With this an attacker can upload a malicious HTML file, then guess the filename of the uploaded file and send it to a potential victim.
- Record
EUVD-2023-58396- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fh8c-9pw4-5fjj
Dev blog v1.0 allows to exploit an XSS through an unrestricted file upload, together with a bad...
Dev blog v1.0 allows to exploit an XSS through an unrestricted file upload, together with a bad entropy of filenames. With this an attacker can upload a malicious HTML file, then guess the filename of the uploaded file and send it to a potential victim.
- Record
GHSA-fh8c-9pw4-5fjj- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Dev blog v1.0 allows to exploit an XSS through an unrestricted file upload, together with a bad entropy of filenames. With this an attacker can upload a malicious HTML file, then guess the filename of the uploaded file and send it to a potential victim.
- Record
CVE-2023-6142- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-6142 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Armanidrisi Dev Blog, published November 20, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.