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CVE-2023-4491

Easy Address Book Web Server Buffer overflow vulnerability

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

Buffer overflow vulnerability in Easy Address Book Web Server 1.6 version. The exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to send a very long username string to /searchbook.ghp, asking for the name via a POST request, resulting in arbitrary code execution on the remote machine.

Vulnerabilidad de desbordamiento de búfer en Easy Address Book Web Server versión 1.6. La explotación de esta vulnerabilidad podría permitir a un atacante enviar un nombre de usuario muy largo a /searchbook.ghp, solicitando el nombre mediante una solicitud POST, lo que resultaría en la ejecución de código arbitrario en la máquina remota.

Easy Address Book Web Server version 1.6 suffers from buffer overflow and cross site scripting vulnerabilities.

*Credits: Rafael Pedrero
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-08-23 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-08-31 CVE Published
  • 2024-09-05 CVE Updated
  • 2024-10-10 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Easy Address Book Web Server Project
Search vendor "Easy Address Book Web Server Project"
Easy Address Book Web Server
Search vendor "Easy Address Book Web Server Project" for product "Easy Address Book Web Server"
1.6
Search vendor "Easy Address Book Web Server Project" for product "Easy Address Book Web Server" and version "1.6"
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Affected