Log forgery and XSS via unneutralized input
Published Nov 7, 2023 · Updated Sep 17, 2024
Cross-site scripting in YugabyteDB allows remote attackers to forge log entries and inject malicious content through crafted input. The log-writing path records attacker-controlled text without neutralizing characters that become active content when affected logs are rendered. No authentication is required; forged entries can mislead log review, while injected script content can expose or alter data in the viewing context.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site scripting in YugabyteDB allows remote attackers to forge log entries and inject malicious content through crafted input. The log-writing path records attacker-controlled text without neutralizing characters that become active content when affected logs are rendered. No authentication is required; forged entries can mislead log review, while injected script content can expose or alter data in the viewing context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-6002
- Published
- Nov 7, 2023
- Updated
- Sep 17, 2024
- Vendor
- YugabyteDB, Inc.
- Product
- YugabyteDB
- Classifications
- CWE-117, CWE-79, CAPEC-93
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Nov 7, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=2.0.0.0 <=2.14.13.0, 2.16.7.0, 2.18.3.0
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