HKcms v2.3.0.230709 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) allowing administrator cookies to be stolen.
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
HKcms v2.3.0.230709 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) allowing administrator cookies to be stolen.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00348 28th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-40786
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rqwx-9gx2-v9q4
References
More Hkcms vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-19126 HkCms v2.3.2.240702 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file write vulnerability in the component Appcenter.php. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2025-04495 HkCms Search index.html cross site scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-35272 HkCms <= v2.3.2.240702 is vulnerable to file upload in the getFileName method in /app/common/library/Upload.php. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-40786 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-40786 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rqwx-9gx2-v9q4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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