Is CVE-2023-1699 being actively exploited?

CVE-2023-1699 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-1699?

CVE-2023-1699 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2023-1699

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

Rapid7 Nexpose versions 6.6.186 and below suffer from a forced browsing vulnerability. This vulnerability allows an attacker to manipulate URLs to forcefully browse to and access administrative pages. This vulnerability is fixed in version 6.6.187.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-425
EPSS score: 0.4% (37th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2023-23927)
Published: March 30, 2023
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2023-23927 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on February 11, 2025.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

rapid7 / nexpose

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Rapid7™ Nexpose™ Vulnerability Management and Penetration Testing System V5.1 - Rapid7 LLC - Common Criteria 383-4-148 - archived

References

https://docs.rapid7.com/release-notes/nexpose/20230329/(Release Notes)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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