Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Contribsys Sidekiq v.6.5.8 allows a remote attacker…
Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Contribsys Sidekiq v.6.5.8 allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via a crafted payload to the uniquejobs function.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00545 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:contribsys:sidekiq:6.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.8 | Vulnerable | contribsys |
- cpe:2.3:a:contribsys:sidekiq:6.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.8 Vulnerable ·contribsys
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-46951
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xfrr-fwx4-vqh9
References
Advisory 1
More contribsys Sidekiq vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-01778 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in sidekiq/sidekiq CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2023-25349 Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Contribsys Sidekiq v.6.5.8 allows a remote attacker… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2023-11365 Uncontrolled resource consumption in sidekiq CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-07850 In api.rb in Sidekiq before 5.2.10 and 6.4.0, there is no limit on the number of days… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-10692 Sidekiq through 5.1.3 and 6.x through 6.2.0 allows XSS via the queue name of the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2023-46951 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-46951 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xfrr-fwx4-vqh9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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