# CVE-2023-3293: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in salesagility/suitecrm-core

> Stored XSS in SuiteCRM allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 16 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 17 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** BIT-suitecrm-2023-3293, GHSA-2c9q-7wm6-r5xc

## What is CVE-2023-3293?

CVE-2023-3293 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Salesagility Suitecrm, published on 16 Jun 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

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository salesagility/suitecrm-core prior to 8.3.0.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3293?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including suitecrm. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `suitecrm` | Bitnami | From 8.0.0 | 8.0.3 |

Products: Salesagility Suitecrm.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3293?

Upgrade suitecrm to 8.0.3 or later.

## Is CVE-2023-3293 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-3293 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Salesagility Suitecrm

- [CVE-2024-36412](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-36412/): SuiteCRM unauthenticated SQL Injection (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-1644](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1644/): Suite CRM v7.14.2 - RCE via Local File Inclusion (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2021-45898](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45898/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-45899](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45899/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-8783](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8783/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3293 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3293 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Salesagility Suitecrm, published on 16 Jun 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-2023-3293 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- suitecrm (Bitnami): affected from 8.0.0; fixed in 8.0.3

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-2023-3293/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3293/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3293
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3293
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3293

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3293/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.