# CVE-2023-24181: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Reflected XSS in OpenWrt LuCI allows attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via the openvpn pageswitch component.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 11 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9gqg-pp5p-q9hg

## What is CVE-2023-24181?

CVE-2023-24181 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

LuCI openwrt-22.03 branch git-22.361.69894-438c598 was discovered to contain a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the component /openvpn/pageswitch.htm.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-24181?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Openwrt Luci.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-24181?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-24181 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-24181 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-24181 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-12272](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12272/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-32721](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32721/): LuCI luci-mod-network: Possible XSS attack in WiFi scan on Joining Wireless Client modal (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2021-27821](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27821/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2022-41435](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41435/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2020-10871](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10871/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-24181 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-24181 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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-2023-24181 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2023-24181/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24181/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-24181
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24181
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-24181

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24181/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.