CVE-2023-4956 Quay: clickjacking on config-editor page severity
Attackers can trick administrators into modifying Quay configuration via clickjacking, potentially altering security settings.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-4956?
CVE-2023-4956 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Quay 3, published on 7 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
A flaw was found in Quay. Clickjacking is when an attacker uses multiple transparent or opaque layers to trick a user into clicking on a button or link on another page when they intend to click on the top-level page. During the pentest, it has been detected that the config-editor page is vulnerable to clickjacking. This flaw allows an attacker to trick an administrator user into clicking on buttons on the config-editor panel, possibly reconfiguring some parts of the Quay instance.
Weakness: CWE-1021
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4956?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Quay.
How do I fix CVE-2023-4956?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4956 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-4956 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4956 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Red Hat Quay 3
- CVE-2020-27832 Cross-site scripting in quay
- CVE-2025-4374 Quay: incorrect privilege assignment
- CVE-2023-4959 Quay: cross-site request forgery (csrf) on config-editor page
- CVE-2019-10205 Information disclosure in quay
- CVE-2026-6848 Quay: red hat quay: authentication bypass allows privileged actions without valid credentials
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xcx8-f2f5-h74f.