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TI-2023-04169 Aliases CVE-2023-4517GHSA-7w44-2mwh-vhjr

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

Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
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) - Stored in GitHub repository hestiacp/hestiacp prior to 1.8.6.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00463 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed hestiacp/hestiacp (hestiacp): 1.8.6

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 1.8.61.8.6Patch availableCNA
  • hestiacp/hestiacp Vendorhestiacp Affected before 1.8.6 Fixed in 1.8.6 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hestiacp:hestiacp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.8.6Vulnerablehestiacp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hestiacp:hestiacp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.8.6 Vulnerable ·hestiacp

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA hestiacp/hestiacp (hestiacp) Fixed in 1.8.6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4517
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7w44-2mwh-vhjr

References

  • TI-2023-04678 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in hestiacp/hestiacp CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2021-10649 An issue was discovered in HestiaCP before v1.3.5. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

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