CVE-2023-6027 Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in PHPMemcachedAdmin

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Attackers can inject malicious JavaScript via stored XSS in PHPMemcachedAdmin, potentially compromising user sessions and data.

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-2023-6027?

CVE-2023-6027 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PHPMemcachedAdmin , published on 30 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 critical flaw has been identified in elijaa/phpmemcachedadmin affecting version 1.3.0, specifically related to a stored XSS vulnerability. This vulnerability allows malicious actors to insert a carefully crafted JavaScript payload. The issue arises from improper encoding of user-controlled entries in the "/pmcadmin/configure.php" parameter.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6027?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including elijaa/phpmemcacheadmin. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
elijaa/phpmemcacheadmin PackagistAll versions to 1.3.0None
elijaa/phpmemcacheadmin PackagistAll versions to 1.3.0None

Products include Elijaa Phpmemcachedadmin.

How do I fix CVE-2023-6027?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6027 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-2023-6027 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6027 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pr4w-m4rp-gp87.

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