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TI-2023-28101 Aliases CVE-2023-51447GHSA-9w99-78rj-hmxq

Decidim vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) in the dynamic file uploads

Priority LOW 31CWE-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 · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

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

Summary

Decidim is a participatory democracy framework. Starting in version 0.27.0 and prior to versions 0.27.5 and 0.28.0, the dynamic file upload feature is subject to potential cross-site scripting attacks in case the attacker manages to modify the file names of the records being uploaded to the server. This appears in sections where the user controls the file upload dialogs themselves and has the technical knowledge to change the file names through the dynamic upload endpoint. Therefore I believe it would require the attacker to control the whole session of the particular user but in any case, this needs to be fixed. Successful exploit of this vulnerability would require the user to have successfully uploaded a file blob to the server with a malicious file name and then have the possibility to direct the other user to the edit page of the record where the attachment is attached. The users are able to craft the direct upload requests themselves controlling the file name that gets stored to the database. The attacker is able to change the filename e.g. to `<svg onload=alert('XSS')>` if they know how to craft these requests themselves. And then enter the returned blob ID to the form inputs manually by modifying the edit page source. Versions 0.27.5 and 0.28.0 contain a patch for this issue. As a workaround, disable dynamic uploads for the instance, e.g. from proposals.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00493 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed decidim (decidim): 0.27.5decidim (RubyGems): 0.27.5+1 more product

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
decidimdecidim0.27.0 to before 0.27.50.27.5Patch availableCNA
—decidim (RubyGems)0.27.0 to before 0.27.50.27.5Patch availableGHSA-9w99-78rj-hmxq
—decidim-core (RubyGems)0.27.0 to before 0.27.50.27.5Patch availableGHSA-9w99-78rj-hmxq
  • decidim Vendordecidim Affected 0.27.0 to before 0.27.5 Fixed in 0.27.5 Patch available CNA
  • decidim (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 0.27.0 to before 0.27.5 Fixed in 0.27.5 Patch available GHSA-9w99-78rj-hmxq
  • decidim-core (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 0.27.0 to before 0.27.5 Fixed in 0.27.5 Patch available GHSA-9w99-78rj-hmxq

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:decidim:decidim:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*0.27.0 to before 0.27.5Vulnerabledecidim
  • cpe:2.3:a:decidim:decidim:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* Versions 0.27.0 to before 0.27.5 Vulnerable ·decidim

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA decidim (decidim) Fixed in 0.27.5
  • Fix · GHSA-9w99-78rj-hmxq decidim (RubyGems) Fixed in 0.27.5 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-9w99-78rj-hmxq decidim-core (RubyGems) Fixed in 0.27.5 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-51447
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9w99-78rj-hmxq

References

  • TI-2025-40203 Decidim's private data exports can lead to data leaks CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2023-16936 Decidim vulnerable to sensitive data disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-19249 Decidim has a Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via user name field CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2023-18306 Decidim has broken access control in templates CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2023-16935 Decidim Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in the processes filter CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2023-15969 Decidim Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in the external link redirections CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
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