# CVE-2023-25831: BUG-000154236 There is a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Portal for ArcGIS.

> Remote unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in victims' browsers via crafted links in Esri Portal for ArcGIS.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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:** 9 May 2023
- **Updated:** 10 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xjqr-jw8j-hv44

## What is CVE-2023-25831?

CVE-2023-25831 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Esri Portal for Arcgis, published on 9 May 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

There is a reflected XSS vulnerability in Esri Portal for ArcGIS versions 10.9.1and below which may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to create a crafted link which when clicked could potentially execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the victim’s browser.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25831?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Esri Portal for Arcgis.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-25831?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-25831 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-25831 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25831 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Esri Portal for Arcgis

- [CVE-2024-25693](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25693/): Portal for ArcGIS has a directory traversal vulnerability. (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-13019](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-13019/): Missing Authentication (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-33518](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33518/): Incorrect privilege assignment in Portal for ArcGIS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-33519](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33519/): Incorrect privilege assignment in Portal for ArcGIS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-2538](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2538/): BUG-000174336 (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-25831 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-25831 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Esri Portal for Arcgis, published on 9 May 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-2023-25831 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Esri Portal for Arcgis. 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-2023-25831/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25831/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-25831
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25831
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-25831

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25831/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.