CVE-2023-6720 Cross-site Scripting in Repox
A local attacker can inject malicious JavaScript into Repox due to insufficient input sanitization, leading to script execution when the application loads.
- 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-2023-6720?
CVE-2023-6720 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Repox, published on 13 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
An XSS vulnerability stored in Repox has been identified, which allows a local attacker to store a specially crafted JavaScript payload on the server, due to the lack of proper sanitisation of field elements, allowing the attacker to trigger the malicious payload when the application loads.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6720?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Europeana Repox.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6720?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6720 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-2023-6720 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6720 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Repox
- CVE-2023-6723 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Repox
- CVE-2023-6718 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in Repox
- CVE-2023-6721 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Repox
- CVE-2023-6722 Relative Path Traversal in Repox
- CVE-2023-6719 Cross-site Scripting in Repox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3j5h-p2g7-9wc9.