SB2023010436 - Stored XSS in ViewVC
Published: January 4, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023010436
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22464)
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote user to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in revision view changed path "copyfrom" locations. A remote user with commit privileges to a Subversion repository exposed by an otherwise trusted ViewVC instance can permanently inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.