# CVE-2023-2421: Control iD RHiD department cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the department name field in Control iD RHiD, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/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:** 29 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 14 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-75jj-wx7f-3h9h

## What is CVE-2023-2421?

CVE-2023-2421 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Control iD RHiD, published on 29 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

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Control iD RHiD 23.3.19.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /v2/#/add/department. The manipulation of the argument Name leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. VDB-227718 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2421?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Controlid Rhid.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-2421?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2421 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-2421 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-2421 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Control iD RHiD

- [CVE-2023-2524](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2524/): Control iD RHiD direct request (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-2421 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-2421 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Control iD RHiD, published on 29 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-2023-2421 exists.

Affected product: Control iD RHiD. 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-2023-2421/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2421/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2421
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2421
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2421

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2421/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.