XSS in Zulip

CVE-2022-23656

Zulip is an open source team chat app. The `main` development branch of Zulip Server from June 2021 and later is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting vulnerability on the recent topics page. An attacker could maliciously craft a full name for their account and send messages to a topic with several participants; a victim who then opens an overflow tooltip including this full name on the recent topics page could trigger execution of JavaScript code controlled by the attacker. Users running a Zulip server from the main branch should upgrade from main (2022-03-01 or later) again to deploy this fix.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (44.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-23656?
CVE-2022-23656 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zulip, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2022-03-02.
How severe is CVE-2022-23656?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.