CVE-2023-36869
Published: 08 August 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-36869 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Devops Server. Its CVSS base score is 6.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 41.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2023-36869 is a spoofing vulnerability affecting Azure DevOps Server, carrying a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.3 and classified under CWE-79. The flaw permits an attacker to present falsified content or actions within the affected server environment through network-accessible vectors that require no authentication.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the issue by crafting input that triggers the spoofing condition when a user interacts with the server, resulting in limited impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The attack vector is rated as network-reachable with low complexity and user-interaction requirements but no scope change.
Microsoft Security Response Center advisories at the referenced URL describe available updates and mitigation guidance for Azure DevOps Server deployments. The associated EPSS score rose materially from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0741 on 2025-01-22 before receding, indicating that exploitation interest emerged after public disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-40789
Vulnerability details
Azure DevOps Server Spoofing Vulnerability
- 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.