CVE-2023-27842

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Published Mar 21, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

Insecure Permissions vulnerability found in Extplorer File manager eXtplorer v.2.1.15 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the index.php compenent

Analysis

No analysis available yet

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:extplorer:extplorer:2.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.4% (2.418% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
http://blog.tristaomarinho.com/extplorer-2-1-15-insecure-permissions-following-remote-code-execution/
http://extplorer.net/
http://extplorer.net/attachments/download/99/eXtplorer_2.1.15.zip
https://github.com/tristao-marinho/CVE-2023-27842
https://github.com/tristao-marinho/CVE-2023-27842/blob/main/README.md

History

Mar 4, 2025 3:45 AM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Feb 26, 2025 6:45 PM Weaknesses updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-277

Subscriptions

Extplorer Extplorer

Weaknesses

CWE-277
Insecure Inherited Permissions
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 26, 2025, 5:11 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 21, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Feb 26, 2025, 5:11 PM
Reserved: Mar 5, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 12:23 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 12:23 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:45 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 21, 2023, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:45 AM

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