CiviCRM 5.59.alpha1 first name/second name cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in CiviCRM 5.59.alpha1. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument first name/second name causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-25440. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CiviCRM 5.59.alpha1. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument first name/second name with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the add contact function CiviCRM 5.59.alpha1, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in first/second name field.

The weakness was presented 05/23/2023. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-25440 since 02/06/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 databases at Exploit-DB (51478) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-29395). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/06/2023 🔍
05/23/2023 +105 days 🔍
05/23/2023 +0 days 🔍
11/01/2025 +893 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 172470
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-25440 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-25440
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-229723
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 05/23/2023 07:47
Updated: 11/01/2025 11:12
Changes: 05/23/2023 07:47 (36), 06/16/2023 11:05 (2), 06/16/2023 11:13 (11), 10/13/2024 11:36 (24), 01/31/2025 16:44 (13), 04/26/2025 14:17 (4), 11/01/2025 11:12 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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