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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (60.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.001
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-maps/-/commit/d26cd774d524404ef7784e6808f551de83de… (Patch)
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-maps/-/issues/588 (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.