CVE-2023-6146 Stored XSS Vulnerability in QualysGuard VM/PC
Authenticated users can inject malicious scripts via browser details due to missing HTML encoding, potentially compromising other users' sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-6146?
CVE-2023-6146 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Qualysguard, published on 8 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A Qualys web application was found to have a stored XSS vulnerability resulting from the absence of HTML encoding in the presentation of logging information to users. This vulnerability allowed a user with login access to the application to introduce XSS payload via browser details.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6146?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Qualys Private Cloud Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6146?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6146 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-2023-6146 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6146 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-49rv-22xj-r3r3.