CVE-2023-25810 Persistent Cross site scripting (XSS) through description in status page in Uptime Kuma

Medium 6.3 Published Updated

Attackers can inject persistent scripts into the status page description, potentially executing code or hijacking user sessions in Uptime Kuma.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2023-25810?

CVE-2023-25810 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in louislam uptime-kuma, published on 21 Feb 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

Uptime Kuma is a self-hosted monitoring tool. In versions prior to 1.20.0 the Uptime Kuma status page allows a persistent XSS attack. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25810?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Uptime-Kuma Project Uptime-Kuma.

How do I fix CVE-2023-25810?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-25810 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-2023-25810 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25810 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wh8j-xr66-f296.

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