# CVE-2023-5987: Cross-site scripting in EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert (PME)

> Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in victims' browsers via cross-site scripting in Schneider Electric power monitoring applications.

- **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:** 15 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f85w-wprq-6vjg

## What is CVE-2023-5987?

CVE-2023-5987 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert (PME), published on 15 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 CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (Cross-site Scripting)
vulnerability that could cause a vulnerability leading to a cross site scripting condition where
attackers can have a victim’s browser run arbitrary JavaScript when they visit a page containing
the injected payload.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5987?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Schneider-Electric Ecostruxure Power Monitoring Expert.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5987?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5987 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5987 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5987 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert (PME)

- [CVE-2023-5391](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5391/): Deserialization in EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-22727](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22727/): Other in EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert (Versions 2020 and prior) (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-22826](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22826/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-22827](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22827/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-11739](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11739/): Deserialization in EcoStruxure™ Power Monitoring Expert (PME) (high 8.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5987 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5987 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert (PME), published on 15 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5987 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert (PME). 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-2023-5987/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5987/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5987
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5987
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5987

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.