# CVE-2023-30093: ONOS vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

> Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts via XSS in the ONOS API documentation dashboard, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **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:** 4 May 2023
- **Updated:** 29 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q63q-hwf6-3mw6

## What is CVE-2023-30093?

CVE-2023-30093 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 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

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Open Networking Foundation ONOS from version v1.9.0 to v2.7.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the url parameter of the API documentation dashboard.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-30093?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.onosproject:onos-archetypes. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `org.onosproject:onos-archetypes` | Maven | From 1.9.0 to 2.7.0 | None |
| `org.onosproject:onos-archetypes` | Maven | From 1.9.0 to 2.7.0 | None |

Products: Onosproject Onos.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-30093?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-30093 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-30093 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-30093 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-13624](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13624/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-1000614](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1000614/): XML external entity in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-1000616](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1000616/): XML external entity in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-1000081](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000081/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-1000615](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1000615/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-30093 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-30093 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 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-2023-30093 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.onosproject:onos-archetypes (Maven): affected from 1.9.0 up to 2.7.0; no fix listed
- org.onosproject:onos-archetypes (Maven): affected from 1.9.0 up to 2.7.0; no fix listed

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-2023-30093/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30093/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-30093
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-30093
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-30093

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30093/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.