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Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in Web Pages (Basic XSS) in iris-web

Moderate
whikernel published GHSA-gc6j-6276-2m49 May 24, 2023

Package

iris-web (python)

Affected versions

< 2.2.1

Patched versions

2.2.1

Description

Impact

A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in iris-web, affecting multiple locations in versions prior to v2.2.1. The vulnerability allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts into the application, which are then executed when a user visits the affected locations. This can lead to unauthorized access, data theft, or other related malicious activities.

An attacker need to be authenticated on the application to exploit this vulnerability.

IRIS > 2.0.0 and < 2.2.1 while not using the alerting feature are not impacted.

Patches

The issue was addressed in version 2.2.1 of iris-web.

Workarounds

No workarounds are available. It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of iris-web.

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Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVE ID

CVE-2023-30615

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)

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. Learn more on MITRE.