# CVE-2023-31223: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Authenticated author users can inject persistent XSS via avatars in Dradis, potentially leading to code execution or account takeover.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:C/UI:R`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 30 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9f3h-5jcm-xmgf

## What is CVE-2023-31223?

CVE-2023-31223 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Apr 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

Dradis before 4.8.0 allows persistent XSS by authenticated author users, related to avatars.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-31223?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dradisframework Dradis.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-31223?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-31223 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-31223 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-31223 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-19946](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19946/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2022-30028](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30028/): Race condition in n/a (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2019-5925](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5925/): Cross-site scripting in Dradis Community Edition and Dradis Professional Edition (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2023-50786](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50786/): Server-side request forgery in Dradis (medium 4.1)
- [CVE-2023-50458](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50458/): Information disclosure in Dradis (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-31223 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-31223 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-31223 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2023-31223/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31223/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31223
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31223
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-31223

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31223/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.