Vulnerability · Published Jun 30, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-37360
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the pacparser package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 30% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 69.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
pacparser_find_proxy in Pacparser before 1.4.2 allows JavaScript injection, and possibly privilege escalation, when the attacker controls the URL (which may be realistic within enterprise security products).
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | pacparser | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-37360 |
| Debian:13 | pacparser | 1.4.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-37360 |
| Debian:14 | pacparser | 1.4.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-37360 |
| PyPI | pacparser | 1.4.2 | PYSEC-2023-93 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | pacparser | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-37360 |