CVE-2023-23913

There is a potential DOM based cross-site scripting issue in rails-ujs which leverages the Clipboard API to target HTML elements that are assigned the contenteditable attribute. This has the potential to occur when pasting malicious HTML content from the clipboard that includes a data-method, data-remote or data-disable-with attribute.

CVSS v3 6.3 MEDIUM

6.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1033263
https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/cve-2023-23913-dom-based-cross-site-scripting-in-rails-ujs-for-contenteditable-html-elements/82468
https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/5037a13614d71727af8a175063bcf6ba1a74bdbd
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240605-0007/
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5389

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-01-09 01:15

Updated : 2026-06-17 05:38

NVD link : CVE-2023-23913

Mitre link : CVE-2023-23913

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-23913

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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