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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-24769-stored-cross-site-scripting-in-changedetection-io  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-02-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/changedetection-io). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

  ```sh
  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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