CVE-2023-45281 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Attackers can steal session cookies by uploading crafted HTML files, potentially leading to account takeover in Yamcs.
- 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-2023-45281?
CVE-2023-45281 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 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
An issue in Yamcs 5.8.6 allows attackers to obtain the session cookie via upload of crafted HTML file.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-45281?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Spaceapplications Yamcs.
How do I fix CVE-2023-45281?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-45281 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-2023-45281 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-45281 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2026-46562 Yamcs: Remote Code Execution via Mission Database algorithm override
- CVE-2026-44632 Yamcs: Server-Side Code Injection (RCE) via Janino Expression Engine in `JavaExprAlgorithmExecutionFactory`
- CVE-2026-46621 Yamcs: Authenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) via Jython Algorithm Code Injection
- CVE-2023-45278 Yamcs API Directory Traversal vulnerability
- CVE-2023-45277 Yamcs Path Traversal vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g92q-cp9m-6xg3.