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CVE-2023-40618

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-40618 is a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting OpenKnowledgeMaps Head Start versions 4 through 7 and Visual Project Explorer 1.0. An attacker can exploit this by injecting malicious JavaScript into the 'service' parameter of 'headstart_snapshot.php', leading to arbitrary code execution in a user's browser. Rated Medium (CVSS 6.1), it requires user interaction but has low attack complexity and no authentication. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openknowledgemaps:head_start:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openknowledgemaps:head_start:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openknowledgemaps:head_start:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openknowledgemaps:head_start:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.51%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
40.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0051 is in the 43rd percentile among its peer group of 26,221 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

github.com / dub-flow/vulnerability-research/tree/main/CVE-2023-40618
ExploitThird Party Advisory