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CVE-2023-23913

Published: Jan 9, 2025Updated: Jan 9, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-79
NVD MITRE
6.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 54.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:LI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

rails-ujsRails
Library
OSS Libraries / web-framework
actionviewRubyGemsOSS Libraries
railsoss-projectOSS Librariesaka rails-html-sanitizer, activestorage
rubygemspackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1033263
bugs.debian.org
https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/cve-2023-23913-dom-based-cross-site-scripting-in-rails-ujs-for-contenteditable-html-elements/82468
discuss.rubyonrails.org
https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/5037a13614d71727af8a175063bcf6ba1a74bdbd
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Jan 9, 2025
Last Updated
Jan 9, 2025

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