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CVE-2023-36816 (GCVE-0-2023-36816)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-03 16:12 – Updated: 2024-11-22 16:44
VLAI
Title
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) at Account creation in 2FAuth
Summary
2FA is a Web app to manage Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) accounts and generate their security codes. Cross site scripting (XSS) injection can be done via the account/service field. This was tested in docker-compose environment. This vulnerability has been patched in version 4.0.3.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-11-22 16:44 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Bubka 2FAuth Affected: < 4.0.3
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