VDB-221348 · CVE-2023-0879 · EUVD-2023-12869

btcpayserver up to 1.7.11 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in btcpayserver up to 1.7.11. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-0879. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in btcpayserver up to 1.7.11. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository btcpayserver/btcpayserver prior to 1.7.12.

The weakness was presented 02/17/2023. The advisory is shared for download at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-0879 since 02/17/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

Upgrading to version 1.7.12 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch f2f3b245c4d8980d8e54e4708c796df82332c3d7 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-12869). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Name

btcpayserver

Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.4
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CNA Base Score: 6.3
CNA Vector (huntr.dev): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: btcpayserver 1.7.12
Patch: f2f3b245c4d8980d8e54e4708c796df82332c3d7

Timelineinfo

02/17/2023 🔍
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02/17/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/12/2025 +876 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: f2f3b245c4d8980d8e54e4708c796df82332c3d7
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-0879 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-0879
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-221348
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 02/17/2023 09:14
Updated: 07/12/2025 21:08
Changes: 02/17/2023 09:14 (50), 03/18/2023 13:17 (1), 03/18/2023 13:24 (10), 07/12/2025 21:08 (16)
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