CVE-2023-6838 (GCVE-0-2023-6838)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-15 09:50 – Updated: 2024-08-02 08:42
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Reflected XSS vulnerability can be exploited by tampering a request parameter in Authentication Endpoint. This can be performed in both authenticated and unauthenticated requests.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security… | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
3 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSO2 | WSO2 API Manager |
Unknown:
0 , < 3.1.0.0
(custom)
Affected: 3.1.0.0 , < 3.1.0.14 (custom) Affected: 3.2.0.0 , < 3.2.0.10 (custom) |
guessed | |
| WSO2 | WSO2 Identity Server |
Unknown:
0 , < 5.10.0.0
(custom)
Affected: 5.10.0.0 , < 5.10.0.5 (custom) |
guessed | |
| WSO2 | WSO2 IS as Key Manager |
Unknown:
0 , < 5.10.0.0
(custom)
Affected: 5.10.0.0 , < 5.10.0.5 (custom) |
guessed |
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