pacparser_find_proxy in Pacparser before 1.4.2 allows JavaScript injection, and possibly…
Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-74Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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).
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00362 30th 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
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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:pacparser_project:pacparser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.4.2 | Vulnerable | Pacparser Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:pacparser_project:pacparser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·Pacparser Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-37360
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jw9q-h95v-3wgq
More Pacparser Project Pacparser vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-15216 pacparser pacparser.c pacparser_find_proxy buffer overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-37360 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-37360 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jw9q-h95v-3wgq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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