CVE-2023-40617

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    CVE-2023-40617

    Published: 13 Sept 2023Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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'.

    References: https://github.com/dub-flow/vulnerability-research/tree/main/CVE-2023-40617, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/40xxx/CVE-2023-40617.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40617

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 09c5da46ede05cbc26a8e294547199685282cfbe
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    7

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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