XSS in Veritas Netbackup Appliance Firmware
CVE-2023-26788
Veritas Appliance v4.1.0.1 is affected by Host Header Injection attacks. HTTP host header can be manipulated and cause the application to behave in unexpected ways. Any changes made to the header would just cause the request to be sent to a completely different Domain/IP address.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (35.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 35.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Veritas Netbackup Appliance Firmware — versions 4.1.0.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/IthacaLabs/Veritas-Technologies (Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/IthacaLabs/Veritas-Technologies/blob/main/Veritas Appliance v4.1.0.1… (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-26788?
- CVE-2023-26788 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Veritas Netbackup Appliance Firmware, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-04-10.
- How severe is CVE-2023-26788?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.