CVE-2023-41621
Published: 13 December 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-41621 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Emlog Emlog. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 7.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
A Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-41621 affects Emlog Pro version 2.1.14 via the /admin/store.php component. The flaw is categorized under CWE-79 and received a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.1 reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, no required privileges, required user interaction, and changed scope with limited confidentiality and integrity impact.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the issue by supplying crafted input that is rendered in the administrative store page, enabling execution of arbitrary script in the context of another user's session to achieve limited data exposure or modification within the application.
The two provided references consist solely of GitHub repositories containing vulnerability details and do not include advisory statements or patch information. The associated EPSS score remains flat at 0.0923 with no material increase observed after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-46115
Vulnerability details
A Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in Emlog Pro v2.1.14 via the component /admin/store.php.
- 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.