CVE-2023-27237

MEDIUM

LavaLite CMS v 9.0.0 was discovered to be vulnerable to a host header injection attack.

Affects 1 product across 1 vendor.

CVSS 3.16.1
EPSS0.6%
Percentile47th
PatchUnknown
CVSS Vector — Plain English Remotely exploitable over the network, low complexity, no authentication required, requires user interaction, can impact systems beyond the vulnerable component, no availability impact.
CWE Weakness Definitions
CWE-79: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Attacker injects malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users, executing in the victim's browser context.

Related Attack Patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-85 AJAX Footprinting
via CWE-79
CAPEC-209 XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch
via CWE-79
CAPEC-588 DOM-Based XSS
via CWE-79
CAPEC-591 Reflected XSS
via CWE-79
CAPEC-592 Stored XSS
via CWE-79
Show all 6
via CWE-79

Mapping is CWE-to-CAPEC per MITRE CAPEC 3.9.

◆ AI Analysis — automated analysis, not human-reviewed

LavaLite CMS v 9.0.0 is vulnerable to a host header injection attack, which could allow attackers to manipulate the host header to redirect users to malicious sites or perform other malicious activities.

BSID: BS-2023-GLOBAL-059113-M • Model: /workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16 • Confidence: MEDIUM

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2023-27237?
LavaLite CMS v 9.0.0 is vulnerable to a host header injection attack, which could allow attackers to manipulate the host header to redirect users to malicious sites or perform other malicious activities.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-27237?
CVE-2023-27237 has CVSS 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS: 0.6%.
Is CVE-2023-27237 actively exploited?
No confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2023-27237 as of 2026-07-05.
How do I remediate CVE-2023-27237?
Priority: MEDIUM.
What systems are affected by CVE-2023-27237?
CVE-2023-27237 affects Lavalite Lavalite.
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-2023-27237
BSIDBS-2023-GLOBAL-059113-M BreachSpider Global ID
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Published2023-05-12
Last Modified2026-07-05
ICS Relevance0%
Weakness (CWE)
SourceNVD
Official Description

LavaLite CMS v 9.0.0 was discovered to be vulnerable to a host header injection attack.

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Attack Vector Analysis — CITED Relevance

The vulnerability arises from the application's improper validation of the Host header in HTTP requests. An attacker can exploit this by sending a request with a malicious Host header value, potentially leading to cache poisoning, phishing, or other attacks.

Exploitation Likelihood: MEDIUM

Affected Products
VendorProductAffected Versions
Lavalite Lavalite 9.0.0
Remediation

No official vendor advisory link on record. See the CVE record →

Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: October 2026 | Threat Age: 1252 Days
CISA known-exploitedNot in KEV catalog
Public ExploitNot confirmed
PoC CodeNot confirmed
AI Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
Model/workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16
ConfidenceMEDIUM
Enriched At2026-05-24
SHA-512 Audit Hash611cfe76bf53ff0c7ffaa3f017fc860a448f8ca944df64c5c003c9971fe0a0d2700934556f564ecf67526ebab2dec3ca8753c96c7f61f5ed101fb7c49d20be0a
Related CVEs affecting Lavalite
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