CVE-2023-23927

Craft CMS stored cross-site scripting vulnerability

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Published Mar 3, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Craft is a platform for creating digital experiences. When you insert a payload inside a label name or instruction of an entry type, an cross-site scripting (XSS) happens in the quick post widget on the admin dashboard. This issue has been fixed in version 4.3.7.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

craftcms

cms

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`< 4.3.7`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-qcrj-6ffc-v7hq	Craft CMS Stored Cross-site Scripting Injection Vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.801% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/blob/develop/CHANGELOG.md#437---2023-02-03
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-qcrj-6ffc-v7hq
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/53917092/215604129-d5b75608-5a24-4eb3-906f-55b192310298.mp4

History

Feb 25, 2025 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Craftcms Craft Cms

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 25, 2025, 3:02 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: Mar 3, 2023, 9:58 PM
Updated: Feb 25, 2025, 3:02 PM
Reserved: Jan 19, 2023, 9:12 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:42 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:42 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:38 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 3, 2023, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:38 AM

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