What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-45279?

CVE-2023-45279 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.4%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2023-45279?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2023-45279. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.4%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-45279?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2023-45279. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Yamcs CVE-2023-45279

MEDIUM

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

2023-10-19 cve@mitre.org

XSS Yamcs

5.4

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.4 MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 19, 2023 - 22:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionNVD

Yamcs 5.8.6 allows XSS (issue 1 of 2). It comes with a Bucket as its primary storage mechanism. Buckets allow for the upload of any file. There's a way to upload a display referencing a malicious JavaScript file to the bucket. The user can then open the uploaded display by selecting Telemetry from the menu and navigating to the display.

AnalysisAI

Yamcs 5.8.6 allows XSS (issue 1 of 2). Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code 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. Yamcs 5.8.6 allows XSS (issue 1 of 2). It comes with a Bucket as its primary storage mechanism. Buckets allow for the upload of any file. There's a way to upload a display referencing a malicious JavaScript file to the bucket. The user can then open the uploaded display by selecting Telemetry from the menu and navigating to the display. Affected products include: Spaceapplications Yamcs.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.