# CVE-2023-23949: Cross-site scripting in Symantec Identity Management And Governance

> An authenticated user can inject malicious HTML and JavaScript into Symantec Identity Management, leading to client-side code execution.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vv3x-748q-qw26

## What is CVE-2023-23949?

CVE-2023-23949 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Symantec Identity Management And Governance, published on 24 Jan 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

An authenticated user can supply malicious HTML and JavaScript code that will be executed in the client browser.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), CWE-779 (Logging of Excessive Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23949?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Broadcom Symantec Identity Governance and Administration, Broadcom Symantec Identity Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-23949?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23949 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-23949 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23949 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Identity Management And Governance

- [CVE-2022-25628](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25628/): XML external entity in Symantec Identity Governance and Administration (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-25627](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25627/): Command injection in Symantec Identity Governance and Administration (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2023-23950](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23950/): Cross-site scripting in Symantec Identity Management And Governance (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-23951](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23951/): Information disclosure in Symantec Identity Management And Governance (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2022-25626](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25626/): Missing authorization in Symantec Identity Governance and Administration (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-23949 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-23949 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Symantec Identity Management And Governance, published on 24 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23949 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Symantec Identity Management And Governance. 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-2023-23949/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23949/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23949
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23949
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23949

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23949/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.