CVE-2023-44812
XSS in Moosocial 3.1.8
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2023-44812 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Moosocial Moosocial. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Protocol or Service Impersonation (T1001.003); ranked in the top 20% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2023-44812 is a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability affecting mooSocial version 3.1.8. The flaw resides in the user login function and is triggered when an attacker supplies a crafted payload through the admin_redirect_url parameter, allowing execution of arbitrary script in the context of a victim's browser.
A remote attacker can exploit the issue without authentication by luring an authenticated administrator or user into following a malicious link. Successful exploitation results in the ability to execute JavaScript in the victim's session, potentially leading to theft of session tokens, redirection to attacker-controlled sites, or other client-side actions permitted by the reflected XSS context.
The EPSS score for this CVE rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.4970 before settling at the current value of 0.3665, indicating a clear increase in observed exploitation interest after public disclosure. Public references consist of proof-of-concept repositories that demonstrate the payload but contain no official vendor advisory or patch information.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-49135
Vulnerability Data
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in mooSocial v.3.1.8 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted payload to the admin_redirect_url parameter of the user login function.
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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.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices directly target introduction of XSS via coding standards/testing (mostly), yet the single broad outcome leaves many specific neutralization vectors unaddressed (partial).
Patching and EOL replacement can remediate known XSS instances in libraries or frameworks (partial) but do nothing to enforce input neutralization in application code (none).
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
A.5.6 only promotes membership in groups to improve knowledge, receive alerts, and share information; it performs no action that stops XSS exploitation (or even the underlying neutralization defect) and is a pure dependency for other controls per the owner's labeling rule.