# CVE-2023-46235: FOG stored XSS on log screen via unsanitized request logging

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts into FOG server logs, which execute when administrators view the log dashboard, potentially leading to account takeover.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/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:** 31 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 5 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cvf7-7mvq-5694

## What is CVE-2023-46235?

CVE-2023-46235 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in fogproject, published on 31 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

FOG is a free open-source cloning/imaging/rescue suite/inventory management system. Prior to version 1.5.10.15, due to a lack of request sanitization in the logs, a malicious request containing XSS would be stored in a log file. When an administrator of the FOG server logged in and viewed the logs, they would be parsed as HTML and displayed accordingly. Version 1.5.10.15 contains a patch. As a workaround, view logs from an external text editor rather than the dashboard.

Weakness: CWE-80 (Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page), CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46235?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fogproject Fogproject.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-46235?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-46235 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-46235 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46235 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in fogproject

- [CVE-2025-58443](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-58443/): FOG's authentication bypass leads to full SQL DB dump (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2024-39914](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39914/): FOG has a command injection in /fog/management/export.php?filename= (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-42348](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42348/): FOG leaks sensitive information (AD domain, username and password) (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2024-40645](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40645/): FOG Authenticated File Upload RCE (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-32243](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32243/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-46235 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-46235 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in fogproject, published on 31 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46235 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: fogproject. 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-2023-46235/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46235/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-46235
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46235
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-46235

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46235/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.