What is CVE-2023-6838?

CVE-2023-6838 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wso2 Api Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-12-15.

How severe is CVE-2023-6838?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-6838 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Wso2 Api Manager

CVE-2023-6838

Reflected XSS vulnerability can be exploited by tampering a request parameter in Authentication Endpoint. This can be performed in both authenticated and unauthenticated requests.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (69.6th 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

Wso2 Api Manager — versions 0, 3.1.0.0, 3.2.0.0
Wso2 Identity Server — versions 0, 5.10.0.0
Wso2 Is As Key Manager — versions 0, 5.10.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/202… (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-6838?: CVE-2023-6838 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wso2 Api Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-12-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-6838?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-6838 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.