CVE-2023-48699

Name: CVE-2023-48699
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2023-11-21T23:15:08.103+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 0.74%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-48699 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. fastbots is a library for fast bot and scraper development using selenium and the Page Object Model (POM) design. Prior to version 0.1.5, an attacker could modify the locators.ini locator file with python code that without proper validation it's executed and it could lead to rce. EPSS estimates a 0.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

fastbots is a library for fast bot and scraper development using selenium and the Page Object Model (POM) design. Prior to version 0.1.5, an attacker could modify the locators.ini locator file with python code that without proper validation it's executed and it could lead to rce. The vulnerability is in the function `def __locator__(self, locator_name: str)` in `page.py`. In order to mitigate this issue, upgrade to fastbots version 0.1.5 or above.

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

0.74%

50.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubertidavide	Fastbots	< 0.1.5

References

https://github.com/ubertidavide/fastbots/commit/73eb03bd75365e112b39877e26ef52853f5e9f57Patch
https://github.com/ubertidavide/fastbots/pull/3#issue-2003080806Issue Tracking, Patch
https://github.com/ubertidavide/fastbots/security/advisories/GHSA-vccg-f4gp-45x9Exploit, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/ubertidavide/fastbots/commit/73eb03bd75365e112b39877e26ef52853f5e9f57Patch
https://github.com/ubertidavide/fastbots/pull/3#issue-2003080806Issue Tracking, Patch
https://github.com/ubertidavide/fastbots/security/advisories/GHSA-vccg-f4gp-45x9Exploit, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 21, 2023
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-48699?

How severe is CVE-2023-48699?

CVE-2023-48699 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.74% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-48699?

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Source: NVD / NIST