Medium severity · published Apr 6, 2023
CVE-2023-29016
The Goobi viewer is a web application that allows digitised material to be displayed in a web browser
6.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Goobi viewer is a web application that allows digitised material to be displayed in a web browser. A cross-site scripting vulnerability has been identified in Goobi viewer core prior to version 23.03 when using nicknames. An attacker could create a user account and enter malicious scripts into their profile's nickname, resulting in the execution in the user's browser when displaying the nickname on certain pages. The vulnerability has been fixed in version 23.03.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GV
Goobi Viewer Core · Intranda
before 23.03 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29016
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29016
Patch
https://github.com/intranda/goobi-viewer-core/commit/8eadb32b3fdcb775678b74d95bc3df018a5d5238
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/intranda/goobi-viewer-core/security/advisories/GHSA-2r9r-8fcg-m38g
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