CVE-2023-26059
Published: 24 April 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-26059 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Nokia Netact. Its CVSS base score is 6.8 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 48.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-29933
Vulnerability details
An issue was discovered in Nokia NetAct before 22 SP1037. On the Site Configuration Tool tab, attackers can upload a ZIP file which, when processed, exploits Stored XSS. The upload option of the Site Configuration tool does not validate the…
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file contents. The application is in a demilitarised zone behind a perimeter firewall and without exposure to the internet. The attack can only be performed by an internal user.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.