CVE-2023-25440 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2023-05-23

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:5.59:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-29395	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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00249.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://civicrm.org/
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172470/CiviCRM-5.59.alpha1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html

History

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Civicrm Civicrm

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-05-23T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-01-31T13:49:50.574Z

Reserved: 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-25440

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T11:18:36.348Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-05-23T01:15:09.727

Modified: 2025-01-31T14:15:29.387

Link: CVE-2023-25440

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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