# CVE-2023-28350: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Cross-site scripting in Faronics Insight allows attackers to execute JavaScript, leading to remote code execution on teacher and student machines.

- **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:** 30 May 2023
- **Updated:** 13 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mjfg-f7h7-cr79

## What is CVE-2023-28350?

CVE-2023-28350 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 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

An issue was discovered in Faronics Insight 10.0.19045 on Windows. Attacker-supplied input is not validated/sanitized before being rendered in both the Teacher and Student Console applications, enabling an attacker to execute JavaScript in these applications. Due to the rich and highly privileged functionality offered by the Teacher Console, the ability to silently exploit Cross Site Scripting (XSS) on the Teacher Machine enables remote code execution on any connected student machine (and the teacher's machine).

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28350?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Faronics Insight.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-28350?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28350 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-28350 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-28350 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-28347](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28347/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2023-28349](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28349/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-28353](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28353/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-28348](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28348/): Other in n/a (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2023-28352](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28352/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-28350 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-28350 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 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: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-28350 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2023-28350/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28350/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28350
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28350
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28350

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28350/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.