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TI-2023-19334 Aliases CVE-2023-37901GHSA-fmqq-25x9-c6hm

Cross-Site-Scripting via confirmation prompts

Priority LOW 25CWE-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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Indico is an open source a general-purpose, web based event management tool. There is a Cross-Site-Scripting vulnerability in confirmation prompts commonly used when deleting content from Indico. Exploitation requires someone with at least submission privileges (such as a speaker) and then someone else to attempt to delete this content. Considering that event organizers may want to delete suspicious-looking content when spotting it, there is a non-negligible risk of such an attack to succeed. The risk of this could be further increased when combined with some some social engineering pointing the victim towards this content. Users need to update to Indico 3.2.6 as soon as possible. See the docs for instructions on how to update. Users who cannot upgrade should only let trustworthy users manage categories, create events or upload materials ("submission" privileges on a contribution/event). This should already be the case in a properly-configured setup when it comes to category/event management. Note that a conference doing a Call for Abstracts actively invites external speakers (who the organizers may not know and thus cannot fully trust) to submit content, hence the need to update to a a fixed version ASAP in particular when using such workflows.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00516 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed indico (indico): 3.2.6indico (PyPI): 3.2.6

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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
indicoindicobefore 3.2.63.2.6Patch availableCNA
—indico (PyPI)before 3.2.63.2.6Patch availableGHSA-fmqq-25x9-c6hm
  • indico Vendorindico Affected before 3.2.6 Fixed in 3.2.6 Patch available CNA
  • indico (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 3.2.6 Fixed in 3.2.6 Patch available GHSA-fmqq-25x9-c6hm

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cern:indico:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.2.6Vulnerableindico
  • cpe:2.3:a:cern:indico:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.2.6 Vulnerable ·indico

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA indico (indico) Fixed in 3.2.6
  • Fix · GHSA-fmqq-25x9-c6hm indico (PyPI) Fixed in 3.2.6 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-37901
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fmqq-25x9-c6hm

References

  • TI-2024-34052 Authorization bypass in Indico CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-25492 Indico discloses local files resulting in Remote Code Execution through LaTeX injection CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7
  • TI-2026-20806 Indico has Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in multiple places CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-22632 Indico missing access check in event series management API CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2021-10724 CERN Indico before 2.3.4 can use an attacker-supplied Host header in a password reset link. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-30448 Indico has a Cross-Site-Scripting during account creation CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
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