#VU70667 Stored cross-site scripting in ViewVC - CVE-2023-22456
Published: January 3, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU70667
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22456
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ViewVC
ViewVC
Software vendor:
ViewVC
ViewVC
Description
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 within the revision view changed paths. A remote user with commit privileges to a Subversion repository can permanetly inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.