CVE-2023-27293 (GCVE-0-2023-27293)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-28 00:00 – Updated: 2025-03-21 20:16
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (Cross-Site Scripting)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a OpenCATS Affected: 0.9.6
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