# CVE-2013-6233: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Authenticated users can inject malicious scripts via the document description field, potentially stealing data or hijacking sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Mar 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qp96-xpcw-x33j

## What is CVE-2013-6233?

CVE-2013-6233 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Mar 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SpagoBI before 4.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Description field in the "Short document metadata."

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6233?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Eng Spagobi.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-6233?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-6233 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-6233 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6233 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- SpagoBI 4.0 - Persistent HTML Script Insertion (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-54794](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-54794/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2013-6231](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6231/): SpagoBI before 4.1 has Privilege Escalation via an error in the AdapterHTTP script (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2013-6234](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6234/): File upload in n/a (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2014-7296](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-7296/): XML external entity in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2024-54792](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-54792/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-6233 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-6233 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Mar 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6233 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6233/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6233/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6233
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6233
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-6233

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