8.1
HIGH
CVE-2023-32693
Decidim Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description

Decidim is a participatory democracy framework, written in Ruby on Rails, originally developed for the Barcelona City government online and offline participation website. The external link feature is susceptible to cross-site scripting. This allows a remote attacker to execute JavaScript code in the context of a currently logged-in user. An attacker could use this vulnerability to make other users endorse or support proposals they have no intention of supporting or endorsing. The problem was patched in versions 0.27.3 and 0.26.7.

INFO

Published Date :

July 11, 2023, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 21, 2023, 5:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-32693 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Decidim decidim
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-2023-32693.

URL Resource
https://github.com/decidim/decidim/releases/tag/v0.26.7 Release Notes
https://github.com/decidim/decidim/releases/tag/v0.27.3 Release Notes
https://github.com/decidim/decidim/security/advisories/GHSA-469h-mqg8-535r Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-32693 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-32693 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/decidim/decidim/releases/tag/v0.26.7 No Types Assigned https://github.com/decidim/decidim/releases/tag/v0.26.7 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/decidim/decidim/releases/tag/v0.27.3 Third Party Advisory https://github.com/decidim/decidim/releases/tag/v0.27.3 Release Notes
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:decidim:decidim:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.26.6 *cpe:2.3:a:decidim:decidim:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* versions from (including) 0.27.0 up to (excluding) 0.27.3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:decidim:decidim:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.26.7 *cpe:2.3:a:decidim:decidim:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* versions from (including) 0.27.0 up to (excluding) 0.27.3
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 19, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Decidim is a participatory democracy framework, written in Ruby on Rails, originally developed for the Barcelona City government online and offline participation website. The external link feature is susceptible to cross-site scripting. This allows a remote attacker to execute JavaScript code in the context of a currently logged-in user. An attacker could use this vulnerability to make other users endorse or support proposals they have no intention of supporting or endorsing. The problem was patched in versions 0.27.3 and 0.26.6. Decidim is a participatory democracy framework, written in Ruby on Rails, originally developed for the Barcelona City government online and offline participation website. The external link feature is susceptible to cross-site scripting. This allows a remote attacker to execute JavaScript code in the context of a currently logged-in user. An attacker could use this vulnerability to make other users endorse or support proposals they have no intention of supporting or endorsing. The problem was patched in versions 0.27.3 and 0.26.7.
    Removed Reference https://github.com/decidim/decidim/releases/tag/v0.26.6 [Patch, Third Party Advisory]
    Added Reference https://github.com/decidim/decidim/releases/tag/v0.26.7 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 19, 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/decidim/decidim/releases/tag/v0.26.6 No Types Assigned https://github.com/decidim/decidim/releases/tag/v0.26.6 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/decidim/decidim/releases/tag/v0.27.3 No Types Assigned https://github.com/decidim/decidim/releases/tag/v0.27.3 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/decidim/decidim/security/advisories/GHSA-469h-mqg8-535r No Types Assigned https://github.com/decidim/decidim/security/advisories/GHSA-469h-mqg8-535r Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:decidim:decidim:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.26.6 *cpe:2.3:a:decidim:decidim:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* versions from (including) 0.27.0 up to (excluding) 0.27.3
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.19 }} 0.01%

score

0.56524

percentile

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