# CVE-2023-6028: SDM Web interface vulnerable to XSS

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in user browsers via reflected XSS in the B&R Automation Runtime web interface.

- **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:** 5 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gwp7-vjfg-ffh8

## What is CVE-2023-6028?

CVE-2023-6028 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in B&R Industrial Automation Automation Runtime, published on 5 Feb 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

A reflected
cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the SVG version of System
Diagnostics Manager of B&R Automation Runtime versions <= G4.93 that
enables a remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context
of the attacked user’s browser session.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6028?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Br-Automation Automation Runtime.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6028?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6028 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-6028 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6028 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in B&R Industrial Automation Automation Runtime

- [CVE-2024-0323](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0323/): FTP uses unsecure encryption mechanisms (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-19108](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19108/): B&R Automation Runtime SNMP Authentication and Authorization Weakness (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2023-3242](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3242/): Denial of service in B&R Automation Runtime (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2021-22275](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22275/): Denial of service vulnerability on Automation Runtime webserver (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2024-5800](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5800/): Diffie-Hellman groups with insufficient strength used in SSL/TLS stack of B&R Automation Runtime (high 8.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6028 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6028 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in B&R Industrial Automation Automation Runtime, published on 5 Feb 2024. 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-2023-6028 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: B&R Industrial Automation Automation Runtime. 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-2023-6028/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6028/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6028
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6028
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6028

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6028/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.