CVE-2023-23637

Severity: high (CVSS 7.6 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-01-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

IMPatienT before 1.5.2 allows stored XSS via onmouseover in certain text fields within a PATCH /modify_onto request to the ontology builder. This may allow attackers to steal Protected Health Information.

Affected products

Unistra Impatient: before 1.5.2 — fixed in 1.5.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Unistra Impatient 1.5.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/lambda-science/IMPatienT/compare/v1.5.1...v1.5.2
https://github.com/lambda-science/IMPatienT/issues/101
https://github.com/lambda-science/IMPatienT/releases/tag/v1.5.2
https://github.com/lambda-science/IMPatienT/compare/v1.5.1...v1.5.2
https://github.com/lambda-science/IMPatienT/issues/101
https://github.com/lambda-science/IMPatienT/releases/tag/v1.5.2

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