# CVE-2023-49078: Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in raptor-web 0.4.4

> Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victims' browsers via crafted URLs in raptor-web due to disabled autoescaping.

- **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:** 28 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8r6g-fhh4-xhmq

## What is CVE-2023-49078?

CVE-2023-49078 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in zediious raptor-web, published on 28 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

raptor-web is a CMS for game server communities that can be used to host information and keep track of players. In version 0.4.4 of raptor-web, it is possible to craft a malicious URL that will result in a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability. A user controlled URL parameter is loaded into an internal template that has autoescape disabled. This is a cross-site scripting vulnerability that affects all deployments of `raptor-web` on version `0.4.4`. Any victim who clicks on a malicious crafted link will be affected. This issue has been patched 0.4.4.1.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49078?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Zediious Raptor-Web.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-49078?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49078 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-49078 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49078 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-49078 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-49078 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in zediious raptor-web, published on 28 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: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49078 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: zediious raptor-web. 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-2023-49078/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49078/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49078
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49078
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-49078

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49078/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.