CVE-2023-5689
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in modoboa/modoboa
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in GitHub repository modoboa/modoboa prior to 2.2.2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in modoboa/modoboa
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in GitHub repository modoboa/modoboa prior to 2.2.2.
- Record
CVE-2023-5689- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-0164
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in GitHub repository modoboa/modoboa prior to 2.2.2.
- Record
EUVD-2023-0164- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9wj3-cfq8-wpvj
modoboa Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in GitHub repository modoboa/modoboa prior to 2.2.2.
- Record
GHSA-9wj3-cfq8-wpvj- CVSS 4.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in GitHub repository modoboa/modoboa prior to 2.2.2.
- Record
CVE-2023-5689- 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
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in modoboa/modoboa
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in GitHub repository modoboa/modoboa prior to 2.2.2.
- Record
CVE-2023-5689- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-9wj3-cfq8-wpvj
modoboa Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in GitHub repository modoboa/modoboa prior to 2.2.2.
- Record
GHSA-9wj3-cfq8-wpvj- CVSS 4.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2023-216
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in GitHub repository modoboa/modoboa prior to 2.2.2.
- Record
PYSEC-2023-216- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
modoboaPyPI |
before 2.2.2 | 2.2.2 |
modoboaPyPI |
before 2.2.2, plus listed versions 0.7.01.10.01.10.11.10.21.10.3 Show 45 moreShow less1.10.41.10.51.10.61.10.71.11.01.11.11.12.01.12.11.12.21.13.01.13.11.14.01.15.01.16.01.16.11.17.01.2.01.2.0-rc21.2.11.2.21.3.01.3.11.3.21.3.31.3.41.3.51.4.11.4.21.4.31.4.41.4.51.5.01.5.11.5.21.5.31.6.01.6.11.6.21.6.31.7.01.7.11.7.21.7.31.7.41.8.0 |
2.2.2 |
modoboaPyPI |
before 2.2.2, plus listed versions 0.7.01.10.01.10.11.10.21.10.3 Show 45 moreShow less1.10.41.10.51.10.61.10.71.11.01.11.11.12.01.12.11.12.21.13.01.13.11.14.01.15.01.16.01.16.11.17.01.2.01.2.0-rc21.2.11.2.21.3.01.3.11.3.21.3.31.3.41.3.51.4.11.4.21.4.31.4.41.4.51.5.01.5.11.5.21.5.31.6.01.6.11.6.21.6.31.7.01.7.11.7.21.7.31.7.41.8.0 |
2.2.2 |
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-2023-5689 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Modoboa, published October 20, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.60%, the 48th percentile. Fixed in modoboa 2.2.2.
References
huntr.com/bounties/24835833-3421-412b-bafb-1b7ea3cf60e6
github.com/modoboa/modoboa/commit/d33d3cd2d11dbfebd8162c46e2c2a9873919a967
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5689
Left out here: 75 versions. The JSON record has them.