CVE-2023-25833 BUG-000155004 HTML injection issue in Portal for ArcGIS.

Medium 5.4 Published 10 May 2023 Updated 10 Apr 2025

Remote authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary HTML into victim browsers via crafted links in Esri Portal for ArcGIS.

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-2023-25833?

CVE-2023-25833 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Esri Portal for Arcgis, published on 10 May 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

There is an HTML injection vulnerability in Esri Portal for ArcGIS versions 11.0 and below that may allow a remote, authenticated attacker to create a crafted link which when clicked could render arbitrary HTML in the victim’s browser (no stateful change made or customer data rendered).

Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-80

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25833?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Esri Portal for Arcgis.

How do I fix CVE-2023-25833?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-25833 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-2023-25833 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25833 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Esri Portal for Arcgis vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rjh9-46c2-6h7f.