teler-waf subject to bypass of common web attack threat rule with HTML entities payload
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-80.
Summary
teler-waf is a Go HTTP middleware that provides teler IDS functionality to protect against web-based attacks. In teler-waf prior to version 0.1.1 is vulnerable to bypassing common web attack rules when a specific HTML entities payload is used. This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code on the victim's browser and compromise the security of the web application. The vulnerability exists due to teler-waf failure to properly sanitize and filter HTML entities in user input. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to bypass common web attack threat rules in teler-waf and launch cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. The attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript code on the victim's browser and steal sensitive information, such as login credentials and session tokens, or take control of the victim's browser and perform malicious actions. This issue has been fixed in version 0.1.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kitabisa | teler-waf | before 0.1.1 | 0.1.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/kitabisa/teler-waf (Go) | before 0.1.1 | 0.1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-9f95-hhg4-pg4f |
- teler-waf Vendorkitabisa Affected before 0.1.1 Fixed in 0.1.1 Patch available CNA
- github.com/kitabisa/teler-waf (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.1.1 Fixed in 0.1.1 Patch available GHSA-9f95-hhg4-pg4f
Remediation
- Fix · CNA teler-waf (kitabisa) Fixed in 0.1.1
- Fix · GHSA-9f95-hhg4-pg4f github.com/kitabisa/teler-waf (Go) Fixed in 0.1.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-26046
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9f95-hhg4-pg4f
References
Advisory 2
More kitabisa Teler-waf vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-11281 teler-waf contains detection rule bypass via entities payload CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-26046 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-26046 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9f95-hhg4-pg4f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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