# CVE-2023-2819: Cross-site scripting in Threat Response Auto Pull

> An authenticated administrator can inject arbitrary JavaScript via image uploads in the Sources UI, leading to code execution in an admin context.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 30 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4354-g78v-qrv4

## What is CVE-2023-2819?

CVE-2023-2819 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Proofpoint Threat Response Auto Pull, published on 14 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Sources UI in Proofpoint Threat Response/ Threat Response Auto Pull (PTR/TRAP) could allow an authenticated administrator on an adjacent network to replace the image file with an arbitrary MIME type.  This could result in arbitrary javascript code execution in an admin context. All versions prior to 5.10.0 are affected.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2819?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Proofpoint Threat Response Auto Pull.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-2819?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2819 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-2819 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2819 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Proofpoint Threat Response Auto Pull

- [CVE-2023-2820](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2820/): Information disclosure in Threat Response Auto Pull (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-2819 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-2819 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Proofpoint Threat Response Auto Pull, published on 14 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2819 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Proofpoint Threat Response Auto Pull. 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-2023-2819/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2819/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2819
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2819
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2819

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2819/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.