Medium severity · published May 23, 2023
CVE-2023-25440
Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the add contact function CiviCRM 5.59.alpha1, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in first/second name field
5.4
CVSS
2.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the add contact function CiviCRM 5.59.alpha1, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in first/second name field.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.5% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CI
Civicrm · Civicrm
5.59 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25440
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-25440
Product
https://civicrm.org/
Exploit
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172470/CiviCRM-5.59.alpha1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
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