CVE-2023-32089Network attack vector

Stored script execution via unneutralized Pin descriptions

Published Oct 18, 2023 · Updated Sep 12, 2024

Stored XSS in Pega Platform 8.1 through 8.8.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute script through a crafted Pin description. Pin description rendering does not neutralize attacker-controlled markup before placing the stored value into a web page. A normal authenticated user must save the description and another user must view the affected page; script runs within the viewer's browser session.

CVSS severity4.6
Medium
EPSS probability0.30%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in Pega Platform 8.1 through 8.8.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute script through a crafted Pin description. Pin description rendering does not neutralize attacker-controlled markup before placing the stored value into a web page. A normal authenticated user must save the description and another user must view the affected page; script runs within the viewer's browser session.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-32089
Published
Oct 18, 2023
Updated
Sep 12, 2024
Vendor
Pegasystems Inc.
Product
Pega Platform
Classifications
CWE-79, CAPEC-63, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 18, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 12, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=8.1 <8.8.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Pegasystems Inc. · Pega Platformversion=8.1 <8.8.3

Published CVSS scores

4.6Pegasystems Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC-63Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
T1059.007JavaScript/JScript

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