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Wger CVE-2023-38758

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2023-08-08 cve@mitre.org
5.4
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
5.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Aug 08, 2023 - 16:15 nvd
MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionNVD

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in wger Project wger Workout Manager v.2.2.0a3 allows a remote attacker to gain privileges via the license_author field in the add-ingredient function in the templates/ingredients/view.html, models/ingredients.py, and views/ingredients.py components.

AnalysisAI

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in wger Project wger Workout Manager v.2.2.0a3 allows a remote attacker to gain privileges via the license_author field in the add-ingredient function in the. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and 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. Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in wger Project wger Workout Manager v.2.2.0a3 allows a remote attacker to gain privileges via the license_author field in the add-ingredient function in the templates/ingredients/view.html, models/ingredients.py, and views/ingredients.py components. Affected products include: Wger Workout Manager.

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.

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