# CVE-2023-37272: XSS vulnerability in JOC Cockpit branch 1.13

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via crafted file names in JOC Cockpit, leading to code execution in the victim's browser.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 21 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qr44-gm3x-7hfc

## What is CVE-2023-37272?

CVE-2023-37272 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in sos-berlin joc-cockpit, published on 13 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

JS7 is an Open Source Job Scheduler. Users specify file names when uploading files holding user-generated documentation for JOC Cockpit. Specifically crafted file names allow an XSS attack to inject code that is executed with the browser. Risk of the vulnerability is considered high for branch 1.13 of JobScheduler (JS1). The vulnerability does not affect branch 2.x of JobScheduler (JS7) for releases after 2.1.0. The vulnerability is resolved with release 1.13.19.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-37272?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sos-Berlin Jobscheduler.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-37272?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-37272 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-37272 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in sos-berlin joc-cockpit

- [CVE-2020-12712](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12712/): Weak cryptography in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-6855](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6855/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2020-6856](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6856/): XML external entity in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2020-6854](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6854/): Cross-site Scripting in SOS JobScheduler (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-37272 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-37272 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in sos-berlin joc-cockpit, published on 13 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: sos-berlin joc-cockpit. 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-2023-37272/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37272/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-37272
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37272
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-37272

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37272/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.