CVE-2023-4422
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
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.8
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-2023-4422- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2247
6.8
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository cockpit-hq/cockpit prior to 2.6.3.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2247- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8m65-qq6g-43rr
6.8
Cockpit Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository cockpit-hq/cockpit prior to 2.6.3.
- Record
GHSA-8m65-qq6g-43rr- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
4.8
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository cockpit-hq/cockpit prior to 2.6.3.
- Record
CVE-2023-4422- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.8
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-2023-4422- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-8m65-qq6g-43rr
6.8
Cockpit Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository cockpit-hq/cockpit prior to 2.6.3.
- Record
GHSA-8m65-qq6g-43rr- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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-2023-4422 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Agentejo Cockpit, published August 18, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.64%, the 51st percentile. Fixed in cockpit-hq/cockpit 2.6.3.
References
huntr.dev/bounties/2e12b773-b6a2-48da-a4bb-55d5d1307d2e
github.com/cockpit-hq/cockpit/commit/b8dad5e070608bb5e4ec58fabbee101b5af737cf
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4422
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8m65-qq6g-43rr
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/4xxx/CVE-2023-4422.json
github.com/cockpit-hq/cockpit