Vulnerability · Published Feb 28, 2023 · Assigned by tenable
CVE-2023-27293
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in OpenCATS. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 57.0% (higher than 99.1% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)57.0%top 0.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Improper neutralization of input during web page generation allows an unauthenticated attacker to submit malicious Javascript as the answer to a questionnaire which would then be executed when an authenticated user reviews the candidate's submission. This could be used to steal other users’ cookies and force users to make actions without their knowledge.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N