Vulnerability · Published Jul 11, 2023 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2023-32693Decidim Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in the external link redirections
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity cross-site scripting in decidim from decidim. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 57% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Decidim is a participatory democracy framework, written in Ruby on Rails, originally developed for the Barcelona City government online and offline participation website. The external link feature is susceptible to cross-site scripting. This allows a remote attacker to execute JavaScript code in the context of a currently logged-in user. An attacker could use this vulnerability to make other users endorse or support proposals they have no intention of supporting or endorsing. The problem was patched in versions 0.27.3 and 0.26.7.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | decidim | 0.26.7 | GHSA-469h-mqg8-535r |
| RubyGems | decidim | 0.27.3 | GHSA-469h-mqg8-535r |
| RubyGems | decidim-core | 0.27.3 | GHSA-469h-mqg8-535r |
| RubyGems | decidim-core | 0.26.7 | GHSA-469h-mqg8-535r |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
- https://github.com/decidim/decidim/security/advisories/GHSA-469h-mqg8-535r x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/decidim/decidim/releases/tag/v0.26.7 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/decidim/decidim/releases/tag/v0.27.3 x_refsource_MISC