What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-26789?

CVE-2023-26789 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.5%.

Netbackup Opscenter CVE-2023-26789

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2023-04-05 cve@mitre.org

XSS Netbackup Opscenter

6.1

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.1 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Apr 05, 2023 - 13:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionNVD

Veritas NetBackUp OpsCenter Version 9.1.0.1 is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-site scripting (XSS). The Web App fails to adequately sanitize special characters. By leveraging this issue, an attacker is able to cause arbitrary HTML and JavaScript code to be executed in a user's browser.

AnalysisAI

Veritas NetBackUp OpsCenter Version 9.1.0.1 is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-site scripting (XSS). Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Veritas NetBackUp OpsCenter Version 9.1.0.1 is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-site scripting (XSS). The Web App fails to adequately sanitize special characters. By leveraging this issue, an attacker is able to cause arbitrary HTML and JavaScript code to be executed in a user's browser. Affected products include: Veritas Netbackup Opscenter. Version information: Version 9.1.0.1.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.