CVE-2023-38694: Umbraco CMS vulnerable to possible injection of HTML in an unintended form

Published Dec 12, 2023
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Updated

Impact A user with access to a specific part of the backoffice is able to inject HTML code into a form where it is not intended.

Explanation of the vulnerability A person with access to the backoffice and the "users" section could send a user invite and inject HTML code into the invite message.

Other sources

Umbraco is an ASP.NET content management system (CMS). Starting in version 8.0.0 and prior to versions 8.18.10, 10.7.0, and 12.1.0, a user with access to a specific part of the backoffice is able to inject HTML code into a form where it is not intended. Versions 8.18.10, 10.7.0, and 12.1.0 contain a patch for this issue.

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
nuget/Umbraco.CMS>=11.0.0<12.1.0
12.1.0
nuget/Umbraco.CMS>=9.0.0<10.7.0
10.7.0
nuget/Umbraco.CMS>=8.0.0<8.18.10
8.18.10
Umbraco Umbraco CMS>=8.0.0<8.18.10
Umbraco Umbraco CMS>=9.0.0<10.7.0
Umbraco Umbraco CMS>=11.0.0<12.1.0

Event History

Dec 12, 2023
CVE Published
05:09 PM
Data Sourced
05:09 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Dec 13, 2023
Advisory Published
01:17 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2023-38694?

CVE-2023-38694 has a medium severity level due to the potential for HTML code injection in backoffice forms.

2

How do I fix CVE-2023-38694?

To remediate CVE-2023-38694, upgrade Umbraco CMS to versions 12.1.0, 10.7.0, or 8.18.10.

3

What versions of Umbraco CMS are affected by CVE-2023-38694?

CVE-2023-38694 affects Umbraco CMS versions between 8.0.0 and 8.18.10, 9.0.0 and 10.7.0, and 11.0.0 and 12.1.0.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2023-38694?

CVE-2023-38694 is an HTML injection vulnerability that allows unauthorized code insertion.

5

Who is impacted by CVE-2023-38694?

Users with access to the backoffice and the "users" section of Umbraco CMS are impacted by CVE-2023-38694.

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