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CVE-2023-27293

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 57.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-02-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper neutralization of input during web page generation allows an unauthenticated attacker to submit malicious Javascript as the answer to a questionnaire which would then be executed when an authenticated user reviews the candidate's submission. This could be used to steal other users’ cookies and force users to make actions without their knowledge.

Affected products

• OpenCATS: 0.9.6

References

• https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-8
• https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-8

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