CVE-2023-44389 Zope management interface vulnerable to stored cross site scripting via the title property

What is CVE-2023-44389?

CVE-2023-44389 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in zopefoundation Zope, published on 4 Oct 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Zope is an open-source web application server. The title property, available on most Zope objects, can be used to store script code that is executed while viewing the affected object in the Zope Management Interface (ZMI). All versions of Zope 4 and Zope 5 are affected. Patches will be released with Zope versions 4.8.11 and 5.8.6.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44389?

5 open source packages ship an affected version, including zope and Zope. It affects 1 product.

Products include Zope Zope.

How do I fix CVE-2023-44389?

Upgrade zope to a fixed version for your release line: 4.8.11 or 5.8.6.

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-2023-44389 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44389 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in zopefoundation Zope

• CVE-2000-0062 Zope DTML implementation Improper Authentication Critical 10.0
• CVE-2021-32674 Remote Code Execution via traversal in TAL expressions High 8.8
• CVE-2000-1211 Zope does not properly perform security registration for legacy names High 7.5
• CVE-2002-0170 Zope does not properly verify the access for objects with proxy roles High 7.5
• CVE-2002-0688 ZCatalog plug-in for Zope allows anonymous users to bypass access restrictions High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-m755-gxxg-r5qh, PYSEC-2023-193.