CVE-2023-40918 (GCVE-0-2023-40918)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-05 00:00 – Updated: 2024-09-30 17:29
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
KnowStreaming 3.3.0 is vulnerable to Escalation of Privileges. Unauthorized users can create a new user with an admin role.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-30 17:28 UTC
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
1 reference
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