# CVE-2023-44286: Cross-site scripting in PowerProtect DD

> Remote unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts into the Dell PowerProtect DD web interface, leading to information disclosure or session theft.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wmg9-2c2g-wc3x

## What is CVE-2023-44286?

CVE-2023-44286 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Dell PowerProtect DD , published on 14 Dec 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

Dell PowerProtect DD , versions prior to 7.13.0.10, LTS 7.7.5.25, LTS 7.10.1.15, 6.2.1.110 contain a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the injection of malicious HTML or JavaScript code to a victim user's DOM environment in the browser. .  Exploitation may lead to information disclosure, session theft, or client-side request forgery.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44286?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Dell Apex Protection Storage, Dell Emc Data Domain Os, Dell Powerprotect Data Domain, Dell Powerprotect Data Domain Management Center, Dell Powerprotect Data Protection.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-44286?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-44286 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-44286 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44286 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell PowerProtect DD 

- [CVE-2023-44277](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44277/): Command injection in PowerProtect DD (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-44285](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44285/): Privilege escalation in PowerProtect DD (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-48667](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48667/): Command injection in PowerProtect DD (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-44278](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44278/): Path traversal in PowerProtect DD (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2023-44279](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44279/): Command injection in PowerProtect DD (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-44286 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-44286 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Dell PowerProtect DD , published on 14 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44286 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell PowerProtect DD . 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-2023-44286/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44286/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44286
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44286
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-44286

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44286/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.