CVE-2023-42431
Potential XSS on user preferences page
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BlueSpiceAvatars extension of BlueSpice allows logged in user to inject arbitrary HTML into the profile image dialog on Special:Preferences. This only applies to the genuine user context.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Potential XSS on user preferences page
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BlueSpiceAvatars extension of BlueSpice allows logged in user to inject arbitrary HTML into the profile image dialog on Special:Preferences. This only applies to the genuine user context.
- Record
CVE-2023-42431- CVSS 3.1
- 2.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-46883
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BlueSpiceAvatars extension of BlueSpice allows logged in user to inject arbitrary HTML into the profile image dialog on Special:Preferences. This only applies to the genuine user context.
- Record
EUVD-2023-46883- CVSS 3.1
- 2.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wh3j-5jfr-mvrv
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BlueSpiceAvatars extension of BlueSpice allows logged...
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BlueSpiceAvatars extension of BlueSpice allows logged in user to inject arbitrary HTML into the profile image dialog on Special:Preferences. This only applies to the genuine user context.
- Record
GHSA-wh3j-5jfr-mvrv- CVSS 3.1
- 2.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BlueSpiceAvatars extension of BlueSpice allows logged in user to inject arbitrary HTML into the profile image dialog on Special:Preferences. This only applies to the genuine user context.
- Record
CVE-2023-42431- CVSS 3.1
- 2.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - 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-20, CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-42431 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Hallo Welt! Gmbh Bluespice, published October 30, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.