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TI-2023-24865 Aliases CVE-2023-46238

XSS with User Avatar image in ZITADEL

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

ZITADEL is an identity infrastructure management system. ZITADEL users can upload their own avatar image using various image types including SVG. SVG can include scripts, such as javascript, which can be executed during rendering. Due to a missing security header, an attacker could inject code to an SVG to gain access to the victim’s account in certain scenarios. A victim would need to directly open the malicious image in the browser, where a single session in ZITADEL needs to be active for this exploit to work. If the possible victim had multiple or no active sessions in ZITADEL, the attack would not succeed. This issue has been patched in version 2.39.2 and 2.38.2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0052 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed zitadel (zitadel): 2.38.2, 2.39.2

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
zitadelzitadelbefore 2.38.2; 2.39.0 to before 2.39.22.38.2, 2.39.2Patch availableCNA
  • zitadel Vendorzitadel Affected before 2.38.2; 2.39.0 to before 2.39.2 Fixed in 2.38.2, 2.39.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:zitadel:zitadel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.38.2; 2.39.0 to before 2.39.2Vulnerablezitadel
  • cpe:2.3:a:zitadel:zitadel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.38.2; 2.39.0 to before 2.39.2 Vulnerable ·zitadel

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA zitadel (zitadel) Fixed in 2.38.2, 2.39.2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-46238

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

  • TI-2024-26607 ZITADEL Vulnerable to Session Information Leakage CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2025-41253 ZITADEL Vulnerable to Unauthenticated Full-Read SSRF via V2 Login CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2025-39554 Zitadel Bypass Second Authentication Factor CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2024-33224 Zitadel User Registration Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-31388 Service Users Deactivation not Working in Zitadel CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2026-23310 ZITADEL: Bypassing Zitadel Login Behavior and Security Policy in Login V2 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
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Sources

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