CVE-2023-40617

MEDIUM 6.1CVE-2023-40617 · Published 13/09/2023 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2023-40617 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability affecting head start (openknowledgemaps).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.57%, higher than 47.2% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
head start openknowledgemaps	`= 7`	No fix yet

Description

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OpenKnowledgeMaps Head Start 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the web browser of a user, by including a malicious payload into the 'file' parameter in 'displayPDF.php'.

References

dub-flow/vulnerability-research · Third Party Advisory

More vulnerabilities in head start

See all →

Running one of these products? Scan your site to see whether it exposes a vulnerable version.

Scan my site free