CVE-2023-45279: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

October 19, 2023 (updated October 25, 2023)

Yamcs 5.8.6 allows XSS (issue 1 of 2). It comes with a Bucket as its primary storage mechanism. Buckets allow for the upload of any file. There’s a way to upload a display referencing a malicious JavaScript file to the bucket. The user can then open the uploaded display by selecting Telemetry from the menu and navigating to the display.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-4cqv-q33x-wfxw
github.com/yamcs/yamcs/compare/yamcs-5.8.6...yamcs-5.8.7
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45279
www.linkedin.com/pulse/yamcs-vulnerability-assessment-visionspace-technologies

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