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TI-2023-11280 Aliases CVE-2023-26046GHSA-9f95-hhg4-pg4f

teler-waf subject to bypass of common web attack threat rule with HTML entities payload

Priority LOW 36CWE-80Published · Updated

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

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00536 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed teler-waf (kitabisa): 0.1.1github.com/kitabisa/teler-waf (Go): 0.1.1

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
kitabisateler-wafbefore 0.1.10.1.1Patch availableCNA
—github.com/kitabisa/teler-waf (Go)before 0.1.10.1.1Patch availableGHSA-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

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kitabisa:teler-waf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.1.1Vulnerablekitabisa
  • cpe:2.3:a:kitabisa:teler-waf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.1.1 Vulnerable ·kitabisa

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

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-26046
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9f95-hhg4-pg4f

References

  • TI-2023-11281 teler-waf contains detection rule bypass via entities payload CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

Sources