Privilege Escalation in the "GetUserCurrentPwd" function in Microworld Technologies eScan…
Priority HIGH 82CWE-319Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-319.
Summary
Privilege Escalation in the "GetUserCurrentPwd" function in Microworld Technologies eScan Management Console 14.0.1400.2281 allows any remote attacker to retrieve password of any admin or normal user in plain text format.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01175 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:escanav:escan_management_console:14.0.1400.2281:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 14.0.1400.2281 | Vulnerable | MicroWorld |
- cpe:2.3:a:escanav:escan_management_console:14.0.1400.2281:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.0.1400.2281 Vulnerable ·MicroWorld
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-33730
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gg3v-pcgq-5p63
References
More MicroWorld Escan Management Console vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-15177 Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in the edit user form in Microworld Technologies eScan… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2023-15176 SQL injection in the View User Profile in MicroWorld eScan Management Console… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2023-16656 Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in the view dashboard detail feature in Microworld… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2023-17409 A Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Microworld Technologies eScan Management console… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2023-17408 A Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Microworld Technologies eScan Management console… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2023-17407 A Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Microworld Technologies eScan Management console… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2023-33730 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-33730 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gg3v-pcgq-5p63 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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