XSS in Qualys Private Cloud Platform

CVE-2023-6146

A Qualys web application was found to have a stored XSS vulnerability resulting from the absence of HTML encoding in the presentation of logging information to users. This vulnerability allowed a user with login access to the application to introduce XSS payload via browser details.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (33.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 33.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-6146: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

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

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-6146?
CVE-2023-6146 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qualys Private Cloud Platform, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2023-12-08.
How severe is CVE-2023-6146?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.