# CVE-2023-49598: Cross-site scripting in GROWI

> Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in users' browsers via stored XSS in GROWI event handlers, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.

- **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-7qcr-xmc4-f534

## What is CVE-2023-49598?

CVE-2023-49598 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WESEEK, Inc. GROWI, 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

Stored cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the event handlers of the pre tags in GROWI versions prior to v6.0.0. If this vulnerability is exploited, an arbitrary script may be executed on the web browser of the user who accessed the site using the product.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49598?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Weseek Growi.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-49598?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49598 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-49598 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49598 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in WESEEK, Inc. GROWI

- [CVE-2021-20736](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20736/): SQL injection in GROWI (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2019-5968](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5968/): Cross-site request forgery in GROWI (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-20670](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20670/): Information disclosure in GROWI (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-5682](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5682/): Denial of service in GROWI (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-5683](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5683/): Path traversal in GROWI (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-49598 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-49598 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WESEEK, Inc. GROWI, 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-2023-49598 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: WESEEK, Inc. GROWI. 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-2023-49598/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49598/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49598
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49598
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-49598

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49598/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.