TI-2023-22271 Aliases CVE-2023-41878

Weak password of selenium VNC in MeterSphere

MEDIUM 43CWE-798Published 2023-09-26 · Updated 2024-09-23

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.

Summary

MeterSphere is a one-stop open source continuous testing platform, covering functions such as test tracking, interface testing, UI testing and performance testing. The Selenium VNC config used in Metersphere is using a weak password by default, attackers can login to vnc and obtain high permissions. This issue has been addressed in version 2.10.7 LTS. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00681 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
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
metersphere	metersphere	< 2.10.7 LTS	—	No fix listed	CNA

metersphere Vendormetersphere Affected < 2.10.7 LTS Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:metersphere:metersphere:::::lts:::*	before 2.10.7	Vulnerable	metersphere

cpe:2.3:a:metersphere:metersphere:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions before 2.10.7 Vulnerable ·metersphere

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-41878
2026-10-06 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Patch 2

TI-2023-19070 Path traversal in metersphere CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-10876 Improper access control to download file in metersphere CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
TI-2023-17998 Metersphere missing permission check CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2022-22822 Path Traversal In MeterSpere allows file upload to any path CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2022-07599 Server-Side Request Forgery in Metersphere leads to Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
TI-2022-07571 Metersphere is vulnerable to Path Injection. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1

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Sources

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