CVE-2023-24769: Stored cross site scripting in changedetection.io

CVE-2023-24769 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-02-17

Changedetection.io before v0.40.1.1 was discovered to contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the main page. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the URL parameter under the "Add a new change detection watch" function.

Technologies: changedetection.io (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2023-24769 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-24769 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2023-24769?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 17 February 2023.
Which products and versions are affected?
changedetection.io (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.40.1.1, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.40.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2023-24769?
Yes. changedetection.io (PyPI): upgrade to 0.40.1.1, 0.40.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2023-24769?
Check whether you run changedetection.io (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • changedetection.io (PyPI): upgrade to 0.40.1.1, 0.40.2 or later
    pip install "changedetection.io>=0.40.2"

Affected products

  • changedetection.io (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.40.1.1, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.40.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2023-24769
  • GHSA-68wj-c2jw-5pp9
  • PYSEC-2023-10

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