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TI-2023-05232 Aliases CVE-2023-5689GHSA-9wj3-cfq8-wpvj

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in modoboa/modoboa

Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-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 and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in GitHub repository modoboa/modoboa prior to 2.2.2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00602 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed modoboa/modoboa (modoboa): 2.2.2modoboa (PyPI): 2.2.2

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
modoboamodoboa/modoboabefore 2.2.22.2.2Patch availableCNA
—modoboa (PyPI)before 2.2.22.2.2Patch availableGHSA-9wj3-cfq8-wpvj
  • modoboa/modoboa Vendormodoboa Affected before 2.2.2 Fixed in 2.2.2 Patch available CNA
  • modoboa (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.2.2 Fixed in 2.2.2 Patch available GHSA-9wj3-cfq8-wpvj

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:modoboa:modoboa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.2.2Vulnerablemodoboa
  • cpe:2.3:a:modoboa:modoboa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.2.2 Vulnerable ·modoboa

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA modoboa/modoboa (modoboa) Fixed in 2.2.2
  • Fix · GHSA-9wj3-cfq8-wpvj modoboa (PyPI) Fixed in 2.2.2 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    modoboa/modoboa 2.2.2

    3 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 2 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-05233 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in modoboa/modoboaPriority HIGH 77
    • TI-2023-05231 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in modoboa/modoboaPriority HIGH 66
    Show all 3 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5689
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9wj3-cfq8-wpvj

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2023-02089 Improper Authorization in modoboa/modoboa CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2023-05233 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in modoboa/modoboa CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-02028 Weak Password Requirements in modoboa/modoboa CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-00737 Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness in modoboa/modoboa CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-21988 Modoboa has an OS Command Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2023-05231 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in modoboa/modoboa CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
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Sources

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