CVE-2023-40918 describes an Escalation of Privileges vulnerability in KnowStreaming version 3.3.0, allowing unauthorized users to create new administrative accounts. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit intelligence (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or active exploitation (KEV) has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for significant damage remains.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:knowstreaming_project:knowstreaming:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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