SB2023092501 - Stored cross-site scripting in Zope
Published: September 25, 2023
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42458)
CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
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 within SVG images. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://github.com/zopefoundation/Zope/security/advisories/GHSA-wm8q-9975-xh5v
- https://github.com/zopefoundation/Zope/commit/603b0a12881c90a072a7a65e32d47ed898ce37cb
- https://github.com/zopefoundation/Zope/commit/26a55dbc301db417f47cafda6fe0f983b5690088
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/22/2