CVE-2023-45885
NASA Open MCT Cross Site Scripting vulnerability
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in NASA Open MCT (aka openmct) through 3.1.0 allows attackers to run arbitrary code via the new component feature in the flexibleLayout plugin.
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
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.4
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in NASA Open MCT (aka openmct) through 3.1.0 allows attackers to run arbitrary code via the new component feature in the flexibleLayout plugin.
- Record
CVE-2023-45885- 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-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in NASA Open MCT (aka openmct) through 3.1.0 allows attackers to run arbitrary code via the new component feature in the flexibleLayout plugin.
- Record
CVE-2023-45885- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-3040 No score
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in NASA Open MCT (aka openmct) through 3.1.0 allows attackers to run arbitrary code via the new component feature in the flexibleLayout plugin.
- Record
EUVD-2023-3040- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v8fc-qxvj-f3mg
5.4
NASA Open MCT Cross Site Scripting vulnerability
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in NASA Open MCT (aka openmct) through 3.1.0 allows attackers to run arbitrary code via the new component feature in the flexibleLayout plugin.
- Record
GHSA-v8fc-qxvj-f3mg- 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-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-v8fc-qxvj-f3mg
5.4
NASA Open MCT Cross Site Scripting vulnerability
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in NASA Open MCT (aka openmct) through 3.1.0 allows attackers to run arbitrary code via the new component feature in the flexibleLayout plugin.
- Record
GHSA-v8fc-qxvj-f3mg- 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-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in NASA Open MCT (aka openmct) through 3.1.0 allows attackers to run arbitrary code via the new component feature in the flexibleLayout plugin.
- Record
CVE-2023-45885- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
openmctnpm |
through 3.1.0 | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-45885 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Nasa Openmct, published November 9, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
linkedin.com/pulse/xss-nasas-open-mct-v302-visionspace-technologies-ubg4f
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45885
github.com/nasa/openmct/pull/7148
github.com/nasa/openmct/pull/7148/commits/4e95e12559c9c5364269ff366a59768573baacb4
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v8fc-qxvj-f3mg
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/45xxx/CVE-2023-45885.json
github.com/nasa/openmct