# CVE-2023-54341: Webgrind 1.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via file Parameter

> Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim browsers via the file parameter in Webgrind.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA: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:** 13 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 5 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-677w-5q7v-fgm4

## What is CVE-2023-54341?

CVE-2023-54341 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in jokkedk Webgrind, published on 13 Jan 2026. 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

Webgrind 1.1 and before contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts via the file parameter in index.php. The application does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim's browsers by crafting malicious URLs.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-54341?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Webgrind Project Webgrind.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-54341?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-54341 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-54341 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-54341 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in jokkedk Webgrind

- [CVE-2023-54339](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-54339/): Webgrind 1.1 - Remote Command Execution (RCE) via dataFile Parameter (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2018-12909](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12909/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2012-1790](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1790/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-54341 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-54341 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in jokkedk Webgrind, published on 13 Jan 2026. 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-2023-54341 exists.

Affected product: jokkedk Webgrind. 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-2023-54341/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-54341/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54341
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54341
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-54341

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-54341/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.