CVE-2023-4196
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in cockpit-hq/cockpit
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository cockpit-hq/cockpit prior to 2.6.3.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in cockpit-hq/cockpit
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository cockpit-hq/cockpit prior to 2.6.3.
- Record
CVE-2023-4196- CVSS 3.0
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2368
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository cockpit-hq/cockpit prior to 2.6.3.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2368- CVSS 3.0
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w3qm-93vf-5hrw
Cockpit Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository cockpit-hq/cockpit prior to 2.6.3. For any role that has permission to execute function assets, an attacker can upload a html file and that leads to XSS.
- Record
GHSA-w3qm-93vf-5hrw- CVSS 3.0
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository cockpit-hq/cockpit prior to 2.6.3.
- Record
CVE-2023-4196- 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 - CVSS 3.0
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in cockpit-hq/cockpit
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository cockpit-hq/cockpit prior to 2.6.3.
- Record
CVE-2023-4196- CVSS 3.0
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-w3qm-93vf-5hrw
Cockpit Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository cockpit-hq/cockpit prior to 2.6.3. For any role that has permission to execute function assets, an attacker can upload a html file and that leads to XSS.
- Record
GHSA-w3qm-93vf-5hrw- CVSS 3.0
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
cockpit-hq/cockpitPackagist |
before 2.6.3 | 2.6.3 |
cockpit-hq/cockpitPackagist |
before 2.6.3, plus listed versions 2.0.02.0.12.0.22.1.02.1.1 Show 22 moreShow less2.1.22.2.02.2.12.2.22.3.02.3.12.3.22.3.32.3.42.3.52.3.62.3.72.3.82.3.92.4.02.4.12.5.02.5.12.5.22.6.02.6.12.6.2 |
2.6.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-4196 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.3) in Agentejo Cockpit, published August 6, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 41st percentile. Fixed in cockpit-hq/cockpit 2.6.3.
References
huntr.dev/bounties/c275a2d4-721f-49f7-8787-b146af2056a0
github.com/cockpit-hq/cockpit/commit/039a00cc310bff128ca6e6c1c46c6fbad0385c2c
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4196