CVE-2023-4493 Easy Address Book Web Server Stored XSS vulnerability
Remote attackers can inject malicious JavaScript into user profile fields, leading to script execution when the page is loaded.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-4493?
CVE-2023-4493 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in EFS Software Easy Address Book Web Server, published on 4 Oct 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
Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Easy Address Book Web Server 1.6 version, through the users_admin.ghp file that affects multiple parameters such as (firstname, homephone, lastname, lastname, middlename, workaddress, workcity, workcountry, workphone, workstate, workzip). This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to store a malicious JavaScript payload in the application to be executed when the page is loaded, resulting in an integrity impact.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4493?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Easy Address Book Web Server Project Easy Address Book Web Server.
How do I fix CVE-2023-4493?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4493 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-2023-4493 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4493 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in EFS Software Easy Address Book Web Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fm79-j79q-pp27.