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GHSA-2r9r-8fcg-m38g: Goobi viewer Core has Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in User Nicknames

Impact

A cross-site scripting vulnerability has been identified in Goobi viewer core when using nicknames. An attacker could create a user account and enter malicious scripts into their profile’s nickname, resulting in the execution in the user’s browser when displaying the nickname on certain pages.

Patches

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 23.03

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Package

maven io.goobi.viewer:viewer-core (Maven)

Affected versions

< 23.03

Patched versions

23.03

Description

Impact

A cross-site scripting vulnerability has been identified in Goobi viewer core when using nicknames. An attacker could create a user account and enter malicious scripts into their profile’s nickname, resulting in the execution in the user’s browser when displaying the nickname on certain pages.

Patches

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 23.03

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

References

  • GHSA-2r9r-8fcg-m38g
  • https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29016
  • intranda/goobi-viewer-core@8eadb32

mgeerdsen published to intranda/goobi-viewer-core

Apr 6, 2023

Published by the National Vulnerability Database

Apr 6, 2023

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database

Apr 7, 2023

Reviewed

Apr 7, 2023

Last updated

Apr 7, 2023

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CVE-2023-29016: added nickname validator; html escape existing values when displaying; · intranda/goobi-viewer-core@8eadb32

The Goobi viewer is a web application that allows digitised material to be displayed in a web browser. A cross-site scripting vulnerability has been identified in Goobi viewer core prior to version 23.03 when using nicknames. An attacker could create a user account and enter malicious scripts into their profile's nickname, resulting in the execution in the user's browser when displaying the nickname on certain pages. The vulnerability has been fixed in version 23.03.