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TI-2023-22289 Aliases CVE-2023-41897

Lack of XFO header allows clickjacking in Home Assistant Core

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-1021Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-1021.

Summary

Home assistant is an open source home automation. Home Assistant server does not set any HTTP security headers, including the X-Frame-Options header, which specifies whether the web page is allowed to be framed. The omission of this and correlating headers facilitates covert clickjacking attacks and alternative exploit opportunities, such as the vector described in this security advisory. This fault incurs major risk, considering the ability to trick users into installing an external and malicious add-on with minimal user interaction, which would enable Remote Code Execution (RCE) within the Home Assistant application. This issue has been addressed in version 2023.9.0 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01079 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed core (home-assistant): 2023.9.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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
home-assistantcorebefore 2023.9.02023.9.0Patch availableCNA
  • core Vendorhome-assistant Affected before 2023.9.0 Fixed in 2023.9.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:home-assistant:home-assistant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2023.9.0Vulnerablehome-assistant
  • cpe:2.3:a:home-assistant:home-assistant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2023.9.0 Vulnerable ·home-assistant

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA core (home-assistant) Fixed in 2023.9.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-41897

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2023-12210 Improper authentication in home-assistant core CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-25491 Home Assistant has stored XSS in history-graphs CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.3
  • TI-2026-25490 Home Assistant has stored XSS in Map-card through malicious device name CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.3
  • TI-2026-39212 Home Assistant: Konnected alarm-panel switch state and zone topology disclosed to unauthenticated actors on the LAN CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
  • TI-2025-40423 Home Assistant Core before v2025.8.0 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.0
  • TI-2023-22287 Cross-site Scripting via auth_callback login in Home Assistant Core CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
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Sources

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