Stored cross-site scripting in Zope



Published: 2023-09-25
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-42458
CWE-ID CWE-79
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Web applications / Other software

Vendor Zope

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Stored cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU81076

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42458

CWE-ID:

Exploit availability:

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 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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Zope: 4.8.1 - 5.8.4

Fixed software versions

CPE2.3 External links

http://github.com/zopefoundation/Zope/security/advisories/GHSA-wm8q-9975-xh5v
http://github.com/zopefoundation/Zope/commit/603b0a12881c90a072a7a65e32d47ed898ce37cb
http://github.com/zopefoundation/Zope/commit/26a55dbc301db417f47cafda6fe0f983b5690088
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/22/2


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?



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