What is CVE-2023-49119?

CVE-2023-49119 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Weseek Growi, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-12-26.

How severe is CVE-2023-49119?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-49119 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Weseek Growi

CVE-2023-49119

Stored cross-site scripting vulnerability via the img tags exists in GROWI versions prior to v6.0.0. If this vulnerability is exploited, an arbitrary script may be executed on the web browser of the user who accessed the site using the product.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2023-12-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (26.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weseek Growi
Weseek, Inc. Growi — versions prior to v6.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

a-zara-n/a-zara-n

References

weseek.co.jp/ja/news/2023/11/21/growi-prevent-xss6/ (Vendor Advisory)
jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN18715935/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-49119?: CVE-2023-49119 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Weseek Growi, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-12-26.
How severe is CVE-2023-49119?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-49119 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.