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Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2023-38192

SuperWebMailer 9.00.0.01710 Cross-Site Scripting

SuperWebMailer / SuperWebMailer 9.00.0.01710

Severity
CVSS 6.1 · Medium
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
1.1%
First observed
Last observed

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2023-38192 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting SuperWebMailer SuperWebMailer 9.00.0.01710. An issue was discovered in SuperWebMailer 9.00.0.01710. It allows superadmincreate.php XSS via crafted incorrect...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high.

Who is affected?

SuperWebMailer / SuperWebMailer 9.00.0.01710.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

An issue was discovered in SuperWebMailer 9.00.0.01710

An issue was discovered in SuperWebMailer 9.00.0.01710. It allows superadmincreate.php XSS via crafted incorrect passwords.

Published
21 Oct 2023
Exploitation Reported
21 Oct 2023
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required

Tags

nuclei_scanner

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 21 Oct 2023

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

Proof of concept available

Nuclei Templates

Recorded 12 Jun 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2023-10-21 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
0
User-Agents
0

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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS

1.1%

Potential Proof of Concepts

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Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  2. Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  3. Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  4. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  5. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2023-38192",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 6.1,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.01116,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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