CVE-2023-44089 XSS in Visual Console

Medium 6.1 Published 29 Dec 2023 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Attackers can execute malicious JavaScript in Visual Consoles via XSS, potentially compromising user sessions or data in Pandora FMS.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-44089?

CVE-2023-44089 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Pandora FMS, published on 29 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Pandora FMS on all allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). It was possible to execute malicious JS code on Visual Consoles. This issue affects Pandora FMS: from 700 through 774.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44089?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pandorafms Pandora Fms.

How do I fix CVE-2023-44089?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-44089 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-2023-44089 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44089 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8pgv-qg6f-4chf.