CVE-2023-0493 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Improper Neutralization of Equivalent Special Elements in GitHub repository btcpayserver/btcpayserver prior to 1.7.5.

Published: 2023-01-26

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: 10.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

btcpayserver

btcpayserver/btcpayserver

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 1.7.5

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:btcpayserver:btcpay_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-0312	Improper Neutralization of Equivalent Special Elements in GitHub repository btcpayserver/btcpayserver prior to 1.7.5.
Github GHSA	GHSA-33gv-rvgq-gpxp	Withdrawn Advisory: HTML injections in BTCPayServer

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0999.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171732/BTCPay-Server-1.7.4-HTML-Injection.html
https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/pull/4545/commits/02070d65836cd24627929b3403efbae8de56039a
https://huntr.dev/bounties/3a73b45c-6f3e-4536-a327-cdfdbc59896f

History

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Btcpayserver Btcpay Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: @huntrdev

Published: 2023-01-26T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-03-31T16:46:03.476Z

Reserved: 2023-01-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-0493

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:10:56.450Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-01-26T23:15:15.920

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:37:17.177

Link: CVE-2023-0493

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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