CVE-2023-40174

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 0.43%

Last modified

CVE-2023-40174 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Social media skeleton is an uncompleted/framework social media project implemented using a php, css ,javascript and html. Insufficient session expiration is a web application security vulnerability that occurs when a web application does not properly manage the lifecycle of a user's session. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Social media skeleton is an uncompleted/framework social media project implemented using a php, css ,javascript and html. Insufficient session expiration is a web application security vulnerability that occurs when a web application does not properly manage the lifecycle of a user's session. Social media skeleton releases prior to 1.0.5 did not properly limit manage user session lifecycles. This issue has been addressed in version 1.0.5 and users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
9.8/10

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

EPSS Probability
0.43%

34.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
FobybusSocial-Media-Skeleton< 1.0.5

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-40174?
Social media skeleton is an uncompleted/framework social media project implemented using a php, css ,javascript and html. Insufficient session expiration is a web application security vulnerability that occurs when a web application does not properly manage the lifecycle of a user's session. Social media skeleton releases prior to 1.0.5 did not properly limit manage user session lifecycles. This issue has been addressed in version 1.0.5 and users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
How severe is CVE-2023-40174?
CVE-2023-40174 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.43% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2023-40174?
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Source: NVD / NIST