# CVE-2023-49117: Cross-site scripting in PowerCMS (PowerCMS 4 Series)

> Stored XSS in PowerCMS allows arbitrary script execution in logged-in users' browsers, potentially leading to account takeover.

- **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:** 26 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wxvg-wr3r-wmm7

## What is CVE-2023-49117?

CVE-2023-49117 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Alfasado Inc. PowerCMS (PowerCMS 4 Series), published on 26 Dec 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

PowerCMS (6 Series, 5 Series, and 4 Series) contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability. If this vulnerability is exploited, an arbitrary script may be executed on a logged-in user's web browser. Note that all versions of PowerCMS 3 Series and earlier which are unsupported (End-of-Life, EOL) are also affected by this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49117?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Alfasado Powercms.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-49117?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49117 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-49117 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49117 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Alfasado Inc. PowerCMS (PowerCMS 4 Series)

- [CVE-2022-33941](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33941/): Command injection in PowerCMS XMLRPC API (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-20850](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20850/): Command injection in PowerCMS XMLRPC API (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-46359](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-46359/): Path traversal in PowerCMS (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2023-50297](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50297/): Open redirect in PowerCMS (PowerCMS 4 Series) (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2019-6020](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6020/): Open redirect in PowerCMS (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-49117 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-49117 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Alfasado Inc. PowerCMS (PowerCMS 4 Series), published on 26 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49117 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Alfasado Inc. PowerCMS (PowerCMS 4 Series). 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-2023-49117/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49117/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49117
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49117
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-49117

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49117/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.