# CVE-2023-23938: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) through the name of a color of select box values in tuleap

> An attacker with tracker administration rights can inject malicious scripts via color names, forcing victims to execute code in their browser.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/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:** No
- **Published:** 20 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 5 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mqjm-c6rm-9h87

## What is CVE-2023-23938?

CVE-2023-23938 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Enalean Tuleap, published on 20 Apr 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Tuleap is a Free & Source tool for end to end traceability of application and system developments. Affected versions are subject to a cross site scripting attack which can be injected in the name of a color of select box values of a tracker and then reflected in the tracker administration. Administrative privilege is required, but an attacker with tracker administration rights could use this vulnerability to force a victim to execute uncontrolled code in the context of their browser. This issue has been addressed in Tuleap Community Edition version 14.5.99.4. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23938?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Enalean Tuleap.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-23938?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23938 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-23938 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23938 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Enalean Tuleap

- [CVE-2018-17298](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17298/): Business logic in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-7538](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7538/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-7178](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-7178/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2021-43806](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43806/): SQL injection in Tuleap (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-41154](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41154/): SQL injection in the "SVN core" commits browser (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-23938 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-23938 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Enalean Tuleap, published on 20 Apr 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23938 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Enalean Tuleap. 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-2023-23938/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23938/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23938
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23938
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23938

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23938/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.