# CVE-2023-41165: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> An administrator can inject malicious JavaScript into the login disclaimer, leading to data theft from other users.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vwgp-x2rf-chq4

## What is CVE-2023-41165?

CVE-2023-41165 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in Stormshield Network Security (SNS) 3.7.0 through 3.7.38 before 3.7.39, 3.10.0 through 3.11.26 before 3.11.27, 4.0 through 4.3.21 before 4.3.22, and 4.4.0 through 4.6.8 before 4.6.9. An administrator with write access to the SNS firewall can configure a login disclaimer with malicious JavaScript elements that can result in data theft.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41165?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Stormshield Stormshield Network Security.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-41165?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41165 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-41165 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41165 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-31617](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-31617/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-20850](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-20850/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2025-48707](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48707/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-28616](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28616/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-47091](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47091/): Integer overflow in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-41165 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-41165 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41165 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-2023-41165/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41165/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-41165
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41165
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-41165

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41165/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.