CVE-2023-46126: Fides JavaScript Injection Vulnerability in Privacy Center URL

Published Oct 24, 2023
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Updated

Impact The Fides web application allows users to edit consent and privacy notices such as cookie banners. These privacy notices can then be served by other integrated websites, for example in cookie consent banners. One of the editable fields is a privacy policy URL and this input was found to not be validated.

The vulnerability makes it possible to craft a payload in the privacy policy URL which triggers JavaScript execution when the privacy notice is served by an integrated website. The domain scope of the executed JavaScript is that of the integrated website.

Exploitation is limited to Admin UI users with the contributor role or higher.

Patches The vulnerability has been patched in Fides version 2.22.1. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to secure their systems against this threat.

Workarounds There are no workarounds.

Other sources

Fides is an open-source privacy engineering platform for managing the fulfillment of data privacy requests in runtime environments, helping enforce privacy regulations in code. The Fides web application allows users to edit consent and privacy notices such as cookie banners. The vulnerability makes it possible to craft a payload in the privacy policy URL which triggers JavaScript execution when the privacy notice is served by an integrated website. The domain scope of the executed JavaScript is that of the integrated website. Exploitation is limited to Admin UI users with the contributor role or higher. The vulnerability has been patched in Fides version 2.22.1.

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
Ethyca Fides<2.22.1
pip/ethyca-fides<2.22.1
2.22.1

Event History

Oct 24, 2023
Advisory Published
02:45 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:59 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:59 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Oct 25, 2023
Data Sourced
via NVD·06:17 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the impact of CVE-2023-46126?

The impact of CVE-2023-46126 is that users can edit consent and privacy notices such as cookie banners, which can be served by other integrated websites.

2

How can I fix CVE-2023-46126?

To fix CVE-2023-46126, you need to update to version 2.22.1 of the ethyca-fides package.

3

Which software is affected by CVE-2023-46126?

The ethyca-fides package, version up to but excluding 2.22.1, is affected by CVE-2023-46126.

4

What is the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) ID for CVE-2023-46126?

The Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) ID for CVE-2023-46126 is 79.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-46126?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-46126 at the following references: [Link 1](https://github.com/ethyca/fides/security/advisories/GHSA-fgjj-5jmr-gh83), [Link 2](https://github.com/ethyca/fides/commit/3231d19699f9c895c986f6a967a64d882769c506), [Link 3](https://github.com/ethyca/fides/releases/tag/2.22.1).

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