VDB-239271 · CVE-2023-4843 · GCVE-0-2023-4843

Pega Platform up to 8.8.3 Visual Business Director Name cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Pega Platform up to 8.8.3. Affected is an unknown function of the component Visual Business Director. Performing a manipulation of the argument Name results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-4843. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pega Platform up to 8.8.3. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code of the component Visual Business Director. The manipulation of the argument name with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Pega Platform versions 7.1 to 8.8.3 are affected by an HTML Injection issue with a name field utilized in Visual Business Director, however this field can only be modified by an authenticated administrative user.

The weakness was released 09/08/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at support.pega.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-4843 since 09/08/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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

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Productinfo

Vendor

Pega

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.4
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NVD Base Score: 4.8
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CNA Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/08/2023 🔍
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10/04/2023 +26 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: support.pega.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-4843 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-4843
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-239271

Entryinfo

Created: 09/08/2023 23:13
Updated: 10/04/2023 14:09
Changes: 09/08/2023 23:13 (49), 10/04/2023 14:09 (11)
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