# CVE-2023-1197: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in uvdesk/community-skeleton

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts into the helpdesk interface, potentially stealing user sessions or executing code in victim browsers.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 6 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 6 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hfxp-j95j-cwrp

## What is CVE-2023-1197?

CVE-2023-1197 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in uvdesk/community-skeleton, published on 6 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository uvdesk/community-skeleton prior to 1.1.0.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1197?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including uvdesk/community-skeleton. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `uvdesk/community-skeleton` | Packagist | All versions | 1.1.0 |
| `uvdesk/community-skeleton` | Packagist | All versions | 1.1.0 |

Products: Uvdesk Community-Skeleton.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1197?

Upgrade uvdesk/community-skeleton to 1.1.0 or later.

## Is CVE-2023-1197 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1197 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in uvdesk/community-skeleton

- [CVE-2023-37635](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37635/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-0265](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0265/): Uvdesk remote code execution vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-0325](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0325/): Uvdesk vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1197 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1197 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in uvdesk/community-skeleton, published on 6 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1197 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- uvdesk/community-skeleton (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 1.1.0
- uvdesk/community-skeleton (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 1.1.0

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-2023-1197/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1197/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1197
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1197
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1197

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1197/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.