# CVE-2023-49111: Reflected Cross-Site-Scripting in Kiuwan SAST

> Unauthenticated attackers can execute scripts on the login page via reflected XSS, potentially stealing Active Directory credentials in SSO-enabled environments.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:** 20 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 4 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-39wq-w29m-4ccv

## What is CVE-2023-49111?

CVE-2023-49111 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Kiuwan SAST, published on 20 Jun 2024. 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

For Kiuwan installations with SSO (single sign-on) enabled, an 
unauthenticated reflected cross-site scripting attack can be performed 
on the login page "login.html". This is possible due to the request parameter "message" values
 being directly included in a JavaScript block in the response. This is 
especially critical in business environments using AD SSO 
authentication, e.g. via ADFS, where attackers could potentially steal 
AD passwords.

This issue affects Kiuwan SAST: <master.1808.p685.q13371

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49111?


## How do I fix CVE-2023-49111?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49111 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-49111 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-49111 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-49111 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-49111 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Kiuwan SAST, published on 20 Jun 2024. 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-2023-49111 exists.

Affected product: Kiuwan SAST. 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-2023-49111/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49111/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49111
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49111
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-49111

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