CVE-2023-4493

Easy Address Book Web Server Stored XSS vulnerability

Severity Score

5.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Easy Address Book Web Server 1.6 version, through the users_admin.ghp file that affects multiple parameters such as (firstname, homephone, lastname, lastname, middlename, workaddress, workcity, workcountry, workphone, workstate, workzip). This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to store a malicious JavaScript payload in the application to be executed when the page is loaded, resulting in an integrity impact.

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) en Easy Address Book Web Server versión 1.6, a través del archivo users_admin.ghp que afecta múltiples parámetros como (nombre, teléfono particular, apellido, apellido, segundo nombre, dirección de trabajo, ciudad de trabajo, país de trabajo, teléfono de trabajo, estado de trabajo, zip de trabajo). Esta vulnerabilidad permite a un atacante remoto almacenar un payload de JavaScript malicioso en la aplicación para ejecutarla cuando se carga la página, lo que afecta la integridad.

Easy Address Book Web Server version 1.6 suffers from buffer overflow and cross site scripting vulnerabilities.

*Credits: Rafael Pedrero

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-08-23 CVE Reserved
2023-08-31 CVE Published
2024-09-05 CVE Updated
2024-10-10 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

CAPEC-63: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/multiple-vulnerabilities-efs-software-products	Third Party Advisory

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Easy Address Book Web Server Project Search vendor "Easy Address Book Web Server Project"		Easy Address Book Web Server Search vendor "Easy Address Book Web Server Project" for product "Easy Address Book Web Server"				1.6 Search vendor "Easy Address Book Web Server Project" for product "Easy Address Book Web Server" and version "1.6"		-		Affected