CVE-2023-46952
Published: 17 January 2024
Summary
CVE-2023-46952 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Abocms Abo.Cms. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 33.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-51111
Vulnerability details
Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in ABO.CMS v.5.9.3 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted payload to the Referer header.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
CVE-2023-46952 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the public-facing ABO.CMS web application, exploitable via crafted Referer header in form submissions, enabling arbitrary JavaScript execution in the admin panel context.
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.