# CVE-2023-45881: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts via the filename parameter in the Planner module when imageAsLinks is enabled, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 3 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-84x9-ph3v-mc23

## What is CVE-2023-45881?

CVE-2023-45881 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Nov 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

GibbonEdu Gibbon through version 25.0.0 allows /modules/Planner/resources_addQuick_ajaxProcess.php file upload with resultant XSS. The imageAsLinks parameter must be set to Y to return HTML code. The filename attribute of the bodyfile1 parameter is reflected in the response.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-45881?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gibbonedu Gibbon.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-45881?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-45881 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-45881 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-45881 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-24724](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24724/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-45878](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45878/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-34598](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34598/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-24725](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24725/): Deserialization in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-27305](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27305/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-45881 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-45881 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Nov 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: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-45881 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2023-45881/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45881/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-45881
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45881
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-45881

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45881/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.