What is CVE-2023-43091?

CVE-2023-43091 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gnome Gnome-Maps, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-11-17.

How severe is CVE-2023-43091?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

RCE in Gnome Gnome-Maps

CVE-2023-43091

A flaw was found in GNOME Maps, which is vulnerable to a code injection attack via its service.json configuration file. If the configuration file is malicious, it may execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.008 (54.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Gnome Gnome-maps

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

patrick@puiterwijk.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
patrick@puiterwijk.org (Patch)
patrick@puiterwijk.org (Exploit, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-43091?: CVE-2023-43091 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gnome Gnome-Maps, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-11-17.
How severe is CVE-2023-43091?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.