# CVE-2023-7259: zzdevelop lenosp Adduser Page cross site scripting

> Disputed cross-site scripting vulnerability in lenosp Adduser page requires administrative privileges, limiting its practical impact on attackers.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 May 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024

## What is CVE-2023-7259?

CVE-2023-7259 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in zzdevelop lenosp, published on 24 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

** DISPUTED ** A vulnerability was found in zzdevelop lenosp up to 20230831. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Adduser Page. The manipulation of the argument username with the input <script>alert(1)</script> leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-266127. NOTE: The vendor rejected the issue because he claims that XSS which require administrative privileges are not of any use for attackers.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7259?


## How do I fix CVE-2023-7259?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7259 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-7259 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-7259 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2023-7259 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-7259 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in zzdevelop lenosp, published on 24 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-7259 exists.

Affected product: zzdevelop lenosp. 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-2023-7259/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7259/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7259
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7259
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-7259

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7259/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.