Vulnerability · Published Dec 9, 2023 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2023-6646linkding cross site scripting

Low 3.5

In plain English

A low-severity cross-site scripting in linkding. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 51% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.5Low

Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 49.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in linkding 1.23.0. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument q leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 1.23.1 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-247338 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and immediately released a fixed version of the affected product.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	linkding	1.23.0

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References

https://vuldb.com/?id.247338 vdb-entry, technical-description
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.247338 signature, permissions-required
https://treasure-blarney-085.notion.site/linkding-XSS-12709fa5ec664c8ebf6a4a02141252a8 exploit
https://github.com/sissbruecker/linkding/releases/tag/v1.23.1 patch