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Cross-site scripting (XSS) in the external link redirections

High
andreslucena published GHSA-469h-mqg8-535r Jul 11, 2023

Package

bundler decidim (RubyGems)

Affected versions

0.25.0, 0.25.1, 0.25.2, 0.26.0, 0.26.1, 0.26.2, 0.26.3, 0.26.4, 0.26.5, 0.27.0, 0.27.1, 0.27.2

Patched versions

0.26.7, 0.27.3
bundler decidim-core (RubyGems)
0.25.0, 0.25.1, 0.25.2, 0.26.0, 0.26.1, 0.26.2, 0.26.3, 0.26.4, 0.26.5, 0.27.0, 0.27.1, 0.27.2
0.26.7, 0.27.3

Description

Impact

The external link feature is susceptible to Cross-site scripting. This allows a remote attacker to execute JavaScript code in the context of a currently logged-in user. An attacker could use this vulnerability to make other users endorse or support proposals they have no intention of supporting or endorsing.

Patches

The problem was patched in v0.27.3 and v0.26.7

Severity

High
8.1
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVE ID

CVE-2023-32693

Weaknesses

No CWEs

Credits