CVE-2023-3843
Published: 23 July 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-3843 is a low-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Moosocial Moodating. Its CVSS base score is 3.5 (Low).
Operationally, ranked in the top 8.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2023-3843 is a cross-site scripting vulnerability affecting mooSocial mooDating version 1.2. It resides in an unspecified function of the /matchmakings/question file in the URL Handler component, where improper input handling permits injection of malicious scripts. The flaw is tracked under CWE-79 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 3.5.
An attacker with low privileges can trigger the issue remotely by supplying crafted input to the affected endpoint. Successful exploitation requires a victim user to interact with the malicious link or page, after which arbitrary script executes in the victim's browser session with limited integrity impact but no direct confidentiality or availability effects.
Public references, including Packet Storm and VulDB entries, document the issue via proof-of-concept details but contain no information on official patches or mitigations. The original disclosure note indicates that attempts to contact the vendor failed due to a non-functional email address. The associated EPSS score reached a peak of 0.0981 with a current value of 0.0756.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-44471
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability was found in mooSocial mooDating 1.2. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file /matchmakings/question of the component URL Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch…
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the attack remotely. VDB-235194 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: We tried to contact the vendor early about the disclosure but the official mail address was not working properly.
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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.