# CVE-2023-32659: SUBNET PowerSYSTEM Center Cross-site Scripting

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts into report headers, potentially compromising users subscribed to email notifications in SUBNET PowerSYSTEM Center.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L`)
- **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:** 19 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 9 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4c23-hq2c-grq2

## What is CVE-2023-32659?

CVE-2023-32659 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SUBNET Solutions Inc. PowerSYSTEM Center, published on 19 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

SUBNET PowerSYSTEM Center versions 2020 U10 and prior contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability that may allow an attacker to inject malicious code into report header graphic files that could propagate out of the system and reach users who are subscribed to email notifications.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32659?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Subnet Powersystem Center.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-32659?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-32659 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-32659 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32659 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SUBNET Solutions Inc. PowerSYSTEM Center

- [CVE-2023-6631](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6631/): Subnet Solutions Inc. PowerSYSTEM Center Unquoted Search Path or Element (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-29158](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29158/): SUBNET PowerSYSTEM Center Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-32659 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-32659 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SUBNET Solutions Inc. PowerSYSTEM Center, published on 19 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-2023-32659 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SUBNET Solutions Inc. PowerSYSTEM Center. 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-2023-32659/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32659/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32659
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32659
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-32659

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32659/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.