# CVE-2023-44389: Zope management interface vulnerable to stored cross site scripting via the title property

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-44389-zope-management-interface-vulnerable-to-stored-cross-site  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-10-04  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-44389 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-10-04

Zope is an open-source web application server. The title property, available on most Zope objects, can be used to store script code that is executed while viewing the affected object in the Zope Management Interface (ZMI). All versions of Zope 4 and Zope 5 are affected. Patches will be released with Zope versions 4.8.11 and 5.8.6

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-44389 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-44389 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-44389?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 4 October 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Zope (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.0.0,fixed=4.8.11, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=aeaf2cdc80dff60815e3706af448f086ddc3b98d,fixed=21dfa78609ffd8b6bd8143805678ebbacae5141a|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.0,fixed=5.8.6,introduced=4.0,fixed=4.8.11.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-44389?** Yes. Zope (PyPI): upgrade to 4.8.11 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-44389?** Check whether you run Zope (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

- Zope (PyPI): upgrade to 4.8.11 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "Zope>=4.8.11"
  ```


## Affected products

- Zope (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.0.0,fixed=4.8.11, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=aeaf2cdc80dff60815e3706af448f086ddc3b98d,fixed=21dfa78609ffd8b6bd8143805678ebbacae5141a|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.0,fixed=5.8.6,introduced=4.0,fixed=4.8.11

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-44389
- GHSA-m755-gxxg-r5qh
- PYSEC-2023-193

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