# CVE-2023-48197: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Attackers can steal victim cookies via XSS in the manageApiKeys component when the victim clicks the QR code function.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 29 Sep 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ph4x-8w6x-4q6x

## What is CVE-2023-48197?

CVE-2023-48197 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the ‘manageApiKeys’ component of Grocy 4.0.3 and earlier allows attackers to obtain victim's cookies when the victim clicks on the "see QR code" function.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48197?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Grocy Project Grocy.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-48197?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-48197 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-48197 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-48197 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-55074](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55074/): Cross-site scripting in Grocy (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-42270](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42270/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-55076](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55076/): Cross-site request forgery in Grocy (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-48199](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48199/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-48866](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48866/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-48197 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-48197 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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-2023-48197 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-2023-48197/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48197/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48197
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48197
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-48197

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48197/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.