CVE-2023-0738 Cross-site scripting in OrangeScrum

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts to steal user accounts in OrangeScrum due to improper output encoding.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-0738?

CVE-2023-0738 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in OrangeScrum, published on 4 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

OrangeScrum version 2.0.11 allows an external attacker to obtain arbitrary user accounts from the application. This is possible because the application returns malicious user input in the response with the content-type set to text/html.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0738?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Orangescrum Orangescrum.

How do I fix CVE-2023-0738?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0738 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2023-0738 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0738 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r6wr-pw22-2qqc.

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