What is CVE-2023-27293?

CVE-2023-27293 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opencats, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-02-28.

How severe is CVE-2023-27293?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-27293 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Opencats

CVE-2023-27293

Improper neutralization of input during web page generation allows an unauthenticated attacker to submit malicious Javascript as the answer to a questionnaire which would then be executed when an authenticated user reviews the candidate's…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (44.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Opencats — versions 0.9.6
N/a Opencats — versions 0.9.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

vulnreport@tenable.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-27293?: CVE-2023-27293 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opencats, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-02-28.
How severe is CVE-2023-27293?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-27293 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.