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CVE-2023-0842

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 1.40% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2023-04-05 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗ github.com ↗

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CVE
CVE-2023-0842
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.3
EPSS
1.40%

Original NVD Description

xml2js version 0.4.23 allows an external attacker to edit or add new properties to an object. This is possible because the application does not properly validate incoming JSON keys, thus allowing the __proto__ property to be edited.