CVE-2023-23913: XSS (CVSS 6.3)

Description

There is a potential DOM based cross-site scripting issue in rails-ujs which leverages the Clipboard API to target HTML elements that are assigned the contenteditable attribute. This has the potential to occur when pasting malicious HTML content from the clipboard that includes a data-method, data-remote or data-disable-with attribute.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

6.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

References

Other References

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1033263 https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/cve-2023-23913-dom-based-cross-site-scripting-in-rails-ujs-for-contenteditable-html-elements/82468 https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/5037a13614d71727af8a175063bcf6ba1a74bdbd https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240605-0007/ https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5389

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-23913? +

There is a potential DOM based cross-site scripting issue in rails-ujs which leverages the Clipboard API to target HTML elements that are assigned the contenteditable attribute. This has the potential to occur when pasting malicious HTML content from the clipboard that includes a data-method, data-remote or data-disable-with attribute. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2023-23913? +

CVE-2023-23913 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.3 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2023-23913? +

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