CVE-2023-38873 Economizzer vulnerable to Clickjacking
An attacker can trick users into clicking hidden UI elements via clickjacking, potentially bypassing security controls in the Economizzer web application.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-38873?
CVE-2023-38873 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Sep 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
The commit 3730880 (April 2023) and v.0.9-beta1 of gugoan Economizzer is vulnerable to Clickjacking. Clickjacking, also known as a "UI redress attack", is when an attacker uses multiple transparent or opaque layers to trick a user into clicking on a button or link on another page when they were intending to click on the top-level page. Thus, the attacker is "hijacking" clicks meant for their page and routing them to another page, most likely owned by another application, domain, or both.
Weakness: CWE-1021
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38873?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including gugoan/economizzer. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gugoan/economizzer Packagist | All versions to 0.9-beta1 | None |
gugoan/economizzer Packagist | All versions to 0.9-beta1 | None |
Products include Economizzer Economizzer.
How do I fix CVE-2023-38873?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38873 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-38873 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-38873 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gc95-5mmp-mp6j.