CVE-2023-23849 Cross-site scripting in Coverity
Unauthenticated XSS in Coverity Connect allows subdomain cookie manipulation to bypass mitigations, potentially leading to code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-23849?
CVE-2023-23849 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Synopsys Coverity, published on 6 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Versions of Coverity Connect prior to 2022.12.0 are vulnerable to an unauthenticated Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability. Any web service hosted on the same sub domain can set a cookie for the whole subdomain which can be used to bypass other mitigations in place for malicious purposes. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/RL:O/RC:C
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23849?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Synopsys Coverity.
How do I fix CVE-2023-23849?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23849 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-2023-23849 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23849 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Synopsys Coverity
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7gvj-8qmv-p4vc.