# CVE-2023-50069: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Stored XSS in WireMock GUI allows attackers to execute arbitrary scripts via malicious recording responses, impacting users viewing the Matched page.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/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:** 29 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** BIT-wiremock-2023-50069, GHSA-qhjx-8fqw-x3cm

## What is CVE-2023-50069?

CVE-2023-50069 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Dec 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

WireMock with GUI versions 3.2.0.0 through 3.0.4.0 are vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (SXSS) through the recording feature. An attacker can host a malicious payload and perform a test mapping pointing to the attacker's file, and the result will render on the Matched page in the Body area, resulting in the execution of the payload. This occurs because the response body is not validated or sanitized.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-50069?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including wiremock. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `wiremock` | Bitnami | From 3.0.4 to 3.2.0 | None |

Products: Wiremock Wiremock.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-50069?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-50069 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-50069 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50069 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-9116](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-9116/): XML external entity in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2018-9117](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-9117/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-50069 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-50069 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Dec 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-2023-50069 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- wiremock (Bitnami): affected from 3.0.4 up to 3.2.0; no fix listed

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-2023-50069/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50069/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-50069
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50069
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-50069

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50069/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.