{"cve":"CVE-2023-42222","nvd":{"published":"2023-09-28T03:15:11.643","modified":"2026-06-17T06:23:34.340","status":"Modified","description":"WebCatalog before 49.0 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. WebCatalog calls the Electron shell.openExternal function without verifying that the URL is for an http or https resource, in some circumstances.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":[],"references":["http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176957/WebCatalog-48.4-Arbitrary-Protocol-Execution-Code-Execution.html","https://github.com/itssixtyn3in/CVE-2023-42222","https://webcatalog.io/changelog/","https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/security#15-do-not-use-shellopenexternal-with-untrusted-content","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176957/WebCatalog-48.4-Arbitrary-Protocol-Execution-Code-Execution.html"],"products":["webcatalog:webcatalog"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:39:34.467980132+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-42222","score":0.0173,"percentile":0.77609,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}