# CVE-2023-4196: Cockpit Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-4196-cockpit-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-08-06  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-4196 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2023-08-06

Cockpit Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

Technologies: [cockpit-hq/cockpit (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/cockpit-hq-cockpit). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-4196 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-4196 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-4196?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 6 August 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** cockpit-hq/cockpit (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.6.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-4196?** Yes. cockpit-hq/cockpit (Packagist): upgrade to 2.6.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-4196?** Check whether you run cockpit-hq/cockpit (Packagist) 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

- cockpit-hq/cockpit (Packagist): upgrade to 2.6.3 or later

  ```sh
  composer require cockpit-hq/cockpit:^2.6.3
  ```


## Affected products

- cockpit-hq/cockpit (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.6.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-4196
- GHSA-w3qm-93vf-5hrw

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