CVE-2023-33197
Craft CMS stored XSS in indexedVolumes
Craft is a CMS for creating custom digital experiences on the web. Cross-site scripting (XSS) can be triggered via the Update Asset Index utility. This issue has been patched in version 4.4.6.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Craft CMS stored XSS in indexedVolumes
Craft is a CMS for creating custom digital experiences on the web. Cross-site scripting (XSS) can be triggered via the Update Asset Index utility. This issue has been patched in version 4.4.6.
- Record
CVE-2023-33197- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-80
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1487
Craft is a CMS for creating custom digital experiences on the web. Cross-site scripting (XSS) can be triggered via the Update Asset Index utility. This issue has been patched in version 4.4.6.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1487- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6qjx-787v-6pxr
Craft CMS stored XSS in indexedVolumes
Summary
XSS can be triggered via the Update Asset Index utility
PoC
- Access setting tab
- Create new assets
- In assets name inject payload: "<script>alert(26)</script>
- Click Utilities tab
- Choose all volumes, or volume trigger xss
- Click Update asset indexes.
XSS will be triggered
Json response volumes name makes triggers the payload
"session":{"id":1,"indexedVolumes":{"1":"\"<script>alert(26)</script>"},
It’s run on every POST request in the utility.
Resolved in https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/8c2ad0bd313015b8ee42326af2848ee748f1d766
- Record
GHSA-6qjx-787v-6pxr- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79, CWE-80
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Craft is a CMS for creating custom digital experiences on the web. Cross-site scripting (XSS) can be triggered via the Update Asset Index utility. This issue has been patched in version 4.4.6.
- Record
CVE-2023-33197- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-80, CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Craft CMS stored XSS in indexedVolumes
Craft is a CMS for creating custom digital experiences on the web. Cross-site scripting (XSS) can be triggered via the Update Asset Index utility. This issue has been patched in version 4.4.6.
- Record
CVE-2023-33197- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-80
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-6qjx-787v-6pxr
Craft CMS stored XSS in indexedVolumes
Summary
XSS can be triggered via the Update Asset Index utility
PoC
- Access setting tab
- Create new assets
- In assets name inject payload: "<script>alert(26)</script>
- Click Utilities tab
- Choose all volumes, or volume trigger xss
- Click Update asset indexes.
XSS will be triggered
Json response volumes name makes triggers the payload
"session":{"id":1,"indexedVolumes":{"1":"\"<script>alert(26)</script>"},
It’s run on every POST request in the utility.
Resolved in https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/8c2ad0bd313015b8ee42326af2848ee748f1d766
- Record
GHSA-6qjx-787v-6pxr- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79, CWE-80
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
craftcms/cmsPackagist |
4.0.0-RC1 to 4.4.5 | 4.4.6 |
craftcms/cmsPackagist |
4.0.0-RC1 up to 4.4.6, plus listed versions 4.0.04.0.0-RC24.0.0-RC34.0.0.14.0.1 Show 45 moreShow less4.0.24.0.34.0.44.0.54.0.5.14.0.5.24.0.64.1.04.1.0.14.1.0.24.1.14.1.24.1.34.1.44.1.4.14.2.04.2.0.14.2.0.24.2.14.2.1.14.2.24.2.34.2.44.2.54.2.5.14.2.5.24.2.64.2.74.2.84.3.04.3.14.3.104.3.114.3.24.3.2.14.3.34.3.44.3.54.3.64.3.6.14.3.74.3.7.14.3.84.3.8.14.3.8.2 |
4.4.6 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-33197 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Craftcms Cms, published May 26, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.68%, the 52nd percentile. Fixed in craftcms/cms 4.4.6.
References
github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-6qjx-787v-6pxr
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33197
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