Medium severity · published Nov 29, 2023
CVE-2023-44383
October CMS stored XSS by authenticated backend user with improper configuration
5.4
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
October is a Content Management System (CMS) and web platform to assist with development workflow. A user with access to the media manager that stores SVG files could create a stored XSS attack against themselves and any other user with access to the media manager when SVG files are supported. This issue has been patched in version 3.5.2.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OC
october · octobercms
>= 3.0.0, 3.5.2 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44383
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44383
Patch
https://github.com/octobercms/october/commit/b7eed0bbf54d07ff310fcdc7037a8e8bf1f5043b
Mitigation
https://github.com/octobercms/october/security/advisories/GHSA-rvx8-p3xp-fj3p
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