Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in cockpit-hq/cockpit
Priority MEDIUM 57CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- 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 and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository cockpit-hq/cockpit prior to 2.6.3.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00642 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed cockpit-hq/cockpit (cockpit-hq): 2.6.3cockpit-hq/cockpit (Packagist): 2.6.3
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cockpit-hq | cockpit-hq/cockpit | before 2.6.3 | 2.6.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | cockpit-hq/cockpit (Packagist) | before 2.6.3 | 2.6.3 | Patch available | GHSA-8m65-qq6g-43rr |
- cockpit-hq/cockpit Vendorcockpit-hq Affected before 2.6.3 Fixed in 2.6.3 Patch available CNA
- cockpit-hq/cockpit (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 2.6.3 Fixed in 2.6.3 Patch available GHSA-8m65-qq6g-43rr
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:agentejo:cockpit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.6.3 | Vulnerable | cockpit-hq |
- cpe:2.3:a:agentejo:cockpit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.6.3 Vulnerable ·cockpit-hq
Remediation
- Fix · CNA cockpit-hq/cockpit (cockpit-hq) Fixed in 2.6.3
- Fix · GHSA-8m65-qq6g-43rr cockpit-hq/cockpit (Packagist) Fixed in 2.6.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4422
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8m65-qq6g-43rr
- 2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More cockpit-hq Cockpit vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-18291 Agentejo Cockpit before 0.11.2 allows NoSQL injection via the Controller/Auth.php resetpassword function. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-18290 Agentejo Cockpit before 0.11.2 allows NoSQL injection via the Controller/Auth.php check function. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-02511 Insufficient Session Expiration in cockpit-hq/cockpit CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-18292 Agentejo Cockpit before 0.11.2 allows NoSQL injection via the Controller/Auth.php newpassword function. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-19207 A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in the Admin portal of Cockpit CMS v2.5.2 allows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-01240 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in cockpit-hq/cockpit CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-4422 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-4422 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8m65-qq6g-43rr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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