# CVE-2023-38758: wger Workout Manager Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-38758-wger-workout-manager-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-08-08  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-38758 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-08-08

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in wger Project wger Workout Manager v.2.2.0a3 allows a remote attacker to gain privileges via the license_author field in the add-ingredient function in the templates/ingredients/view.html, models/ingredients.py, and views/ingredients.py components.

Technologies: [wger (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/wger). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-38758 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-38758 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-38758?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 8 August 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** wger (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=2.2.0a3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-38758?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-38758?** Check whether you run wger (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.

## Affected products

- wger (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=2.2.0a3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-38758
- GHSA-8m9p-3926-gffr
- PYSEC-2023-143

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