# CVE-2023-46596: Improper input validation in FireFlow’s VisualFlow workflow editor

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts into the VisualFlow workflow editor fields, potentially leading to code execution or account takeover.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qxwj-fm5r-rhx8

## What is CVE-2023-46596?

CVE-2023-46596 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Algosec FireFlow, published on 15 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Improper input validation in Algosec FireFlow VisualFlow workflow editor via Name, Description and Configuration File field in version A32.20, A32.50, A32.60 permits an attacker to initiate an XSS attack by injecting malicious executable scripts into the application's code. Fixed in version A32.20 (b600 and above), A32.50 (b430 and above), A32.60 (b250 and above)

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46596?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Algosec Fireflow.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-46596?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-46596 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-46596 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46596 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Algosec FireFlow

- [CVE-2022-36783](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36783/): AlgoSec – FireFlow Reflected Cross-Site-Scripting (RXSS) (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-46595](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46595/): Net-NTLM leak via HTML injection in FireFlow VisualFlow workflow editor (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2014-4164](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4164/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-46596 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-46596 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Algosec FireFlow, published on 15 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46596 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Algosec FireFlow. 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-2023-46596/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46596/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-46596
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46596
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-46596

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46596/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.