CVE-2023-41789 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2023-41789

Unauthenticated Admin Account Takeover Via XSS

Vulnerability Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Pandora FMS on all allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). This vulnerability allows an attacker to perform cookie hijacking and log in as that user without the need for credentials. This issue affects Pandora FMS: from 700 through 773.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Oliver Brooks <ollie.brooks@nccgroup.com>

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Affected Vendor

Pandora FMS

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Affected Software

Pandora FMS
Vulnerable Versions:
700

Timeline

Official Publish: November 23rd, 2023
Last Modified: August 2nd, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1189 Drive-by Compromise
Initial Access
T1059.007 JavaScript
Execution
T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie
Collection
T1213 Data from Information Repositories
Collection
T1567 Exfiltration Over Web Service
Exfiltration
T1491.001 Defacement
Impact