# CVE-2024-23183: Cross-site scripting in a-blog cms

> Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in logged-in users' browsers via a cross-site scripting vulnerability in a-blog cms.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 20 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hr8f-72r6-vq27

## What is CVE-2024-23183?

CVE-2024-23183 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in appleple inc. a-blog cms, published on 23 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in a-blog cms Ver.3.1.x series versions prior to Ver.3.1.7, Ver.3.0.x series versions prior to Ver.3.0.29, Ver.2.11.x series versions prior to Ver.2.11.58, Ver.2.10.x series versions prior to Ver.2.10.50, and Ver.2.9.0 and earlier allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute an arbitrary script on the logged-in user's web browser.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-23183?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Appleple A-Blog Cms.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-23183?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-23183 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-23183 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23183 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in appleple inc. a-blog cms

- [CVE-2022-21142](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21142/): Auth bypass in a-blog cms (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-36560](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36560/): Server-side request forgery in a-blog cms (critical 9.2)
- [CVE-2024-23180](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23180/): File upload in a-blog cms (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-23348](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23348/): Cross-site scripting in a-blog cms (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-23182](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23182/): Path traversal in a-blog cms (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-23183 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-23183 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in appleple inc. a-blog cms, published on 23 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23183 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: appleple inc. a-blog cms. 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-2024-23183/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23183/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-23183
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23183
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-23183

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23183/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.