CVE-2023-4451
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in cockpit-hq/cockpit
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository cockpit-hq/cockpit prior to 2.6.4.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.1
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in cockpit-hq/cockpit
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository cockpit-hq/cockpit prior to 2.6.4.
- Record
CVE-2023-4451- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2284
6.1
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository cockpit-hq/cockpit prior to 2.6.4.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2284- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g3mv-64h3-h482
6.1
Cockpit Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository cockpit-hq/cockpit version 2.6.3 and prior. A patch is available at commit 30609466c817e39f9de1871559603e93cd4d0d0c and anticipated to be part of version 2.6.4.
- Record
GHSA-g3mv-64h3-h482- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.1
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository cockpit-hq/cockpit prior to 2.6.4.
- Record
CVE-2023-4451- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.1
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in cockpit-hq/cockpit
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository cockpit-hq/cockpit prior to 2.6.4.
- Record
CVE-2023-4451- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-g3mv-64h3-h482
6.1
Cockpit Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository cockpit-hq/cockpit version 2.6.3 and prior. A patch is available at commit 30609466c817e39f9de1871559603e93cd4d0d0c and anticipated to be part of version 2.6.4.
- Record
GHSA-g3mv-64h3-h482- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
cockpit-hq/cockpitPackagist |
through 2.6.3 | None known |
cockpit-hq/cockpitPackagist |
through 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 |
None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | Cockpit - Cross-Site Scripting |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-4451 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Agentejo Cockpit, published August 20, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.48%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
huntr.dev/bounties/4e111c3e-6cf3-4b4c-b3c1-a540bf30f8fa
github.com/cockpit-hq/cockpit/commit/30609466c817e39f9de1871559603e93cd4d0d0c
github.com/MarkLee131/awesome-web-pocs/blob/main/CVE-2023-4451.md
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4451
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g3mv-64h3-h482
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/4xxx/CVE-2023-4451.json
github.com/cockpit-hq/cockpit