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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.