CVE-2023-41316 HTML Injection with email in Tolgee
Attackers can inject HTML into invitation emails to execute JavaScript or redirect users, requiring an upgrade to the Tolgee platform.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-41316?
CVE-2023-41316 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in tolgee-platform, published on 7 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Tolgee is an open-source localization platform. Due to lack of validation field - Org Name, bad actor can send emails with HTML injected code to the victims. Registered users can inject HTML into unsanitized emails from the Tolgee instance to other users. This unsanitized HTML ends up in invitation emails which appear as legitimate org invitations. Bad actors may direct users to malicious website or execute javascript in the context of the users browser. This vulnerability has been addressed in version 3.29.2. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41316?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tolgee Tolgee.
How do I fix CVE-2023-41316?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41316 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2023-41316 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-41316 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in tolgee-platform
- CVE-2024-52297 Tolgee's configuration all configuration properties leaked in public configuration DTO
- CVE-2026-32251 Tolgee has an XXE Injection in Translation Import
- CVE-2023-38510 Tolgee Lacks Permission Check for API Key for some endpoints
- CVE-2024-32470 Tolgee' API keys created by server admin users bypass the permission check
- CVE-2024-32466 Tolgee's API key scopes not checked when querying translation data
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gx3w-rwh5-w5cg.