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CVE-2023-4196: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in cockpit-hq/cockpit

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-08-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository cockpit-hq/cockpit prior to 2.6.3.

Affected products

• cockpit-hq/cockpit: before 2.6.3 — fixed in 2.6.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: cockpit-hq/cockpit 2.6.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/cockpit-hq/cockpit/commit/039a00cc310bff128ca6e6c1c46c6fbad0385c2c
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/c275a2d4-721f-49f7-8787-b146af2056a0
• https://github.com/cockpit-hq/cockpit/commit/039a00cc310bff128ca6e6c1c46c6fbad0385c2c
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/c275a2d4-721f-49f7-8787-b146af2056a0

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