CVE-2023-46252 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-46252: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via postMessage Handler in Squidex

Vendor Squidex
Product squidex
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published November 7, 2023
Last update September 4, 2024

CVSS base score

6.8/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Squidex is an open source headless CMS and content management hub. Affected versions are missing origin verification in a postMessage handler which introduces a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The editor-sdk.js file defines three different class-like functions, which employ a global message event listener: SquidexSidebar, SquidexWidget, and SquidexFormField. The registered event listener takes some action based on the type of the received message. For example, when the SquidexFormField receives a message with the type valueChanged, the value property is updated. The SquidexFormField class is for example used in the editor-editorjs.html file, which can be accessed via the public wwwroot folder. It uses the onValueChanged method to register a callback function, which passes the value provided from the message event to the editor.render. Passing an attacker-controlled value to this function introduces a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 7, 2023 CVE published
September 4, 2024 Record updated