XSS in Uthscsa Papaya Viewer
CVE-2023-33255
An issue was discovered in Papaya Viewer 1.0.1449. User-supplied input in form of DICOM or NIFTI images can be loaded into the Papaya web application without any kind of sanitization. This allows injection of arbitrary JavaScript code into image metadata, which is executed when that metadata is displayed in the Papaya web application.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.009 (57.5th 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
- Uthscsa Papaya_viewer — versions 1.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Not Applicable)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-33255?
- CVE-2023-33255 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Uthscsa Papaya Viewer, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-05-26.
- How severe is CVE-2023-33255?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.