VDB-225522 · CVE-2023-26846 · EUVD-2023-30638

OpenCATS 0.9.7 index.php?m=candidates city cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in OpenCATS 0.9.7. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file opencats/index.php?m=candidates. The manipulation of the argument city results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-26846. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in OpenCATS 0.9.7. Affected is an unknown part of the file opencats/index.php?m=candidates. The manipulation of the argument city with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OpenCATS v0.9.7 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the city parameter at opencats/index.php?m=candidates.

The weakness was disclosed 04/11/2023. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-26846 since 02/27/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-30638). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Name

OpenCATS

Version

0.9.7

CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
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NVD Base Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/27/2023 🔍
04/11/2023 +42 days 🔍
04/11/2023 +0 days 🔍
11/12/2025 +946 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-26846 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-26846
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225522
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/11/2023 18:32
Updated: 11/12/2025 04:07
Changes: 04/11/2023 18:32 (37), 04/28/2023 08:35 (1), 04/28/2023 08:39 (11), 11/12/2025 04:07 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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