CVE-2023-6719 Cross-site Scripting in Repox

Medium 6.3 Published Updated

An XSS vulnerability in Repox allows attackers to hijack user sessions via crafted JavaScript payloads, requiring users to interact with malicious content.

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-2023-6719?

CVE-2023-6719 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Repox, published on 13 Dec 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

An XSS vulnerability has been detected in Repox, which allows an attacker to compromise interactions between a user and the vulnerable application, and can be exploited by a third party by sending a specially crafted JavaScript payload to a user, and thus gain full control of their session.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6719?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Europeana Repox.

How do I fix CVE-2023-6719?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6719 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-2023-6719 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6719 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rpxj-66cg-44jj.

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