CVE-2023-6146 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-6146

Stored XSS Vulnerability in QualysGuard VM/PC

Vulnerability Description

A Qualys web application was found to have a stored XSS vulnerability resulting from the absence of HTML encoding in the presentation of logging information to users. This vulnerability allowed a user with login access to the application to introduce XSS payload via browser details. 

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:

  • Frank Cozijnsen of the KPN REDteam

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Qualysguard
Vulnerable Versions:

Timeline

Official Publish: December 8th, 2023
Last Modified: October 9th, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)