CVE-2023-5451 Cross-site scripting in Next Generation Firewall Security Management Center
Reflected XSS in Forcepoint NGFW SMC Downloads feature allows attackers to execute scripts in user browsers, requiring the optional downloads feature to be enabled.
- 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-2023-5451?
CVE-2023-5451 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Security Management Center , published on 4 Mar 2024. 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
Forcepoint NGFW Security Management Center Management Server has SMC Downloads optional feature to offer standalone Management Client downloads and ECA configuration downloads.
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Security Management Center (SMC Downloads feature) allows Reflected XSS.
This issue affects Next Generation Firewall Security Management Center : before 6.10.13, from 6.11.0 before 7.1.2.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5451?
How do I fix CVE-2023-5451?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5451 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2023-5451 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5451 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hg6x-48fw-wrwv.