CVE-2023-33787
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in Netbox version 3.5.1, specifically in the Create Tenant Groups (/tenancy/tenant-groups/) function. The vulnerability was disclosed on May 24, 2023, and affects the Name field input validation (NVD, GitHub Issue).

Technical details

The vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the Name field of the Create Tenant Groups function. The issue has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (NVD).

Impact

A successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow attackers to execute malicious scripts in victims' browsers, potentially leading to the compromise of user sessions, theft of sensitive information, or manipulation of web content. The attack requires user interaction and authenticated access to the system (GitHub Issue).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should upgrade to a patched version of Netbox when available. In the interim, administrators should implement strict input validation and sanitization policies, and consider implementing Content Security Policies (CSP) to mitigate XSS attacks (NVD).

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