CVE-2023-22456
ViewVC Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description
ViewVC, a browser interface for CVS and Subversion version control repositories, as a cross-site scripting vulnerability that affects versions prior to 1.2.2 and 1.1.29. The impact of this vulnerability is mitigated by the need for an attacker to have commit privileges to a Subversion repository exposed by an otherwise trusted ViewVC instance. The attack vector involves files with unsafe names (names that, when embedded into an HTML stream, would cause the browser to run unwanted code), which themselves can be challenging to create. Users should update to at least version 1.2.2 (if they are using a 1.2.x version of ViewVC) or 1.1.29 (if they are using a 1.1.x version). ViewVC 1.0.x is no longer supported, so users of that release lineage should implement a workaround. Users can edit their ViewVC EZT view templates to manually HTML-escape changed paths during rendering. Locate in your template set's `revision.ezt` file references to those changed paths, and wrap them with `[format "html"]` and `[end]`. For most users, that means that references to `[changes.path]` will become `[format "html"][changes.path][end]`. (This workaround should be reverted after upgrading to a patched version of ViewVC, else changed path names will be doubly escaped.)
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 3, 2023, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 4:06 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2023-22456
.
URL | Resource |
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https://github.com/viewvc/viewvc/issues/311 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/viewvc/viewvc/releases/tag/1.1.29 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/viewvc/viewvc/releases/tag/1.2.2 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/viewvc/viewvc/security/advisories/GHSA-j4mx-f97j-gc5g | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description ViewVC, a browser interface for CVS and Subversion version control repositories, as a cross-site scripting vulnerability that affects versions prior to 1.2.2 and 1.1.29. The impact of this vulnerability is mitigated by the need for an attacker to have commit privileges to a Subversion repository exposed by an otherwise trusted ViewVC instance. The attack vector involves files with unsafe names (names that, when embedded into an HTML stream, would cause the browser to run unwanted code), which themselves can be challenging to create. Users should update to at least version 1.2.2 (if they are using a 1.2.x version of ViewVC) or 1.1.29 (if they are using a 1.1.x version). ViewVC 1.0.x is no longer supported, so users of that release lineage should implement a workaround. Users can edit their ViewVC EZT view templates to manually HTML-escape changed paths during rendering. Locate in your template set's `revision.ezt` file references to those changed paths, and wrap them with `[format "html"]` and `[end]`. For most users, that means that references to `[changes.path]` will become `[format "html"][changes.path][end]`. (This workaround should be reverted after upgrading to a patched version of ViewVC, else changed path names will be doubly escaped.) ViewVC, a browser interface for CVS and Subversion version control repositories, as a cross-site scripting vulnerability that affects versions prior to 1.2.2 and 1.1.29. The impact of this vulnerability is mitigated by the need for an attacker to have commit privileges to a Subversion repository exposed by an otherwise trusted ViewVC instance. The attack vector involves files with unsafe names (names that, when embedded into an HTML stream, would cause the browser to run unwanted code), which themselves can be challenging to create. Users should update to at least version 1.2.2 (if they are using a 1.2.x version of ViewVC) or 1.1.29 (if they are using a 1.1.x version). ViewVC 1.0.x is no longer supported, so users of that release lineage should implement a workaround. Users can edit their ViewVC EZT view templates to manually HTML-escape changed paths during rendering. Locate in your template set's `revision.ezt` file references to those changed paths, and wrap them with `[format "html"]` and `[end]`. For most users, that means that references to `[changes.path]` will become `[format "html"][changes.path][end]`. (This workaround should be reverted after upgrading to a patched version of ViewVC, else changed path names will be doubly escaped.) -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 11, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://github.com/viewvc/viewvc/issues/311 No Types Assigned https://github.com/viewvc/viewvc/issues/311 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/viewvc/viewvc/releases/tag/1.1.29 No Types Assigned https://github.com/viewvc/viewvc/releases/tag/1.1.29 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/viewvc/viewvc/releases/tag/1.2.2 No Types Assigned https://github.com/viewvc/viewvc/releases/tag/1.2.2 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/viewvc/viewvc/security/advisories/GHSA-j4mx-f97j-gc5g No Types Assigned https://github.com/viewvc/viewvc/security/advisories/GHSA-j4mx-f97j-gc5g Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.1.29 *cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.2.0 up to (excluding) 1.2.2
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-22456
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-22456
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Exploit Prediction
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0.10 }} -0.00%
score
0.40477
percentile