XSS in Rust

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU96700

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40030

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when downloading Rust project dependencies with Cargo. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Rust Programming Language: 1.60.0 - 1.71.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:rust_team:rust:1.60.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:rust_team:rust:1.61.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:rust_team:rust:1.62.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/security/advisories/GHSA-wrrj-h57r-vx9p
https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/commit/9835622853f08be9a4b58ebe29dcec8f43b64b33
https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/commit/f975722a0eac934c0722f111f107c4ea2f5c4365
https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/pull/12291

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.