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TI-2023-03249 Aliases CVE-2023-3479GHSA-8jrq-vw86-jx56

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in hestiacp/hestiacp

Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository hestiacp/hestiacp prior to 1.7.8.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01293 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed hestiacp/hestiacp (hestiacp): 1.7.8

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
hestiacphestiacp/hestiacpbefore 1.7.81.7.8Patch availableCNA
  • hestiacp/hestiacp Vendorhestiacp Affected before 1.7.8 Fixed in 1.7.8 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hestiacp:control_panel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.7.8Vulnerablehestiacp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hestiacp:control_panel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.7.8 Vulnerable ·hestiacp

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA hestiacp/hestiacp (hestiacp) Fixed in 1.7.8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-3479
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8jrq-vw86-jx56

References

  • TI-2023-05375 Privilege Chaining in hestiacp/hestiacp CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-02355 OS Command Injection in hestiacp/hestiacp CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-01382 Command Injection Vulnerability in hestiacp/hestiacp CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2025-21382 HestiaCP < 1.9.5 Authenticated OS Command Injection via DNS Record Management CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2021-02728 Use of Wrong Operator in String Comparison in hestiacp/hestiacp CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-02437 Code Injection in hestiacp/hestiacp CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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