CVE-2023-20868 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

NSX-T contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability due to a lack of input validation. A remote attacker can inject HTML or JavaScript to redirect to malicious pages.

Published: 2023-05-26

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very 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

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NSX-T

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`NSX-T 3.2.x VCF 4.5.x`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:vmware_nsx-t_data_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-25041	NSX-T contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability due to a lack of input validation. A remote attacker can inject HTML or JavaScript to redirect to malicious pages.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00193.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0010.html

History

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Broadcom Broadcom vmware Nsx-t Data Center
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:nsx-t_data_center::::::::	cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:vmware_nsx-t_data_center::::::::
Vendors & Products	Vmware Vmware nsx-t Data Center	Broadcom Broadcom vmware Nsx-t Data Center

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Broadcom Vmware Nsx-t Data Center

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published: 2023-05-26T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-01-16T14:40:55.597Z

Reserved: 2022-11-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-20868

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T09:21:33.292Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-05-26T18:15:12.723

Modified: 2025-08-13T12:52:10.387

Link: CVE-2023-20868

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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