CVE-2023-36259 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Craft CMS Audit Plugin before version 3.0.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code during user creation.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

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 0.00087.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Craftcms Subscribe	Craft Cms Subscribe

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-v89q-c273-3p42	Craft CMS Audit Plugin Cross Site Scripting vulnerability

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/sjelfull/craft-audit/pull/73
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/threat-briefing-craftcms-amrcybersecurity-emi0e/?trackingId=E75GttWvQp6gfvPiJDDUBA%3D%3D

History

Thu, 29 May 2025 16:15:00 +0000

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

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-01-30T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-05-29T15:06:45.791Z

Reserved: 2023-06-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-36259

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T16:45:56.315Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-30T09:15:47.377

Modified: 2025-05-29T15:15:24.640

Link: CVE-2023-36259

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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