XSS in Easy Address Book Web Server Project

CVE-2023-4493

Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Easy Address Book Web Server 1.6 version, through the users_admin.ghp file that affects multiple parameters such as (firstname, homephone, lastname, lastname, middlename, workaddress, workcity, workcountry, workphone, workstate, workzip). This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to store a malicious JavaScript payload in the application to be executed when the page is loaded, resulting in an integrity impact.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (33.0th 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)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4493?
CVE-2023-4493 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Easy Address Book Web Server Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-10-04.
How severe is CVE-2023-4493?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-4493 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.