CVE-2023-44272
A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Citadel versions prior to 994. When a malicious...
A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Citadel versions prior to 994. When a malicious user sends an instant message with some JavaScript code, the script may be executed on the web browser of the victim user.
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
A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Citadel versions prior to 994. When a malicious user sends an instant message with some JavaScript code, the script may be executed on the web browser of the victim user.
- Record
CVE-2023-44272- 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
A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Citadel versions prior to 994. When a malicious user sends an instant message with some JavaScript code, the script may be executed on the web browser of the victim user.
- Record
CVE-2023-44272- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-48629
A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Citadel versions prior to 994. When a malicious user sends an instant message with some JavaScript code, the script may be executed on the web browser of the victim user.
- Record
EUVD-2023-48629- CVSS
- 0.0 None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j24p-mq7x-2jwp
A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Citadel versions prior to 994. When a malicious...
A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Citadel versions prior to 994. When a malicious user sends an instant message with some JavaScript code, the script may be executed on the web browser of the victim user.
- Record
GHSA-j24p-mq7x-2jwp- 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
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-44272
A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Citadel versions prior to 994. When a malicious user sends an instant message with some JavaScript code, the script may be executed on the web browser of the victim user.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-44272- 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 |
|---|---|---|
webcitUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 9.01-dfsg-1 |
None known |
webcitUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 904-dfsg-1917-dfsg-1build1917-dfsg-2 |
None known |
webcitUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 917-dfsg-3917-dfsg-4 |
None known |
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-2023-44272 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Citadel, published October 4, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 45th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
citadel.org/download.html
code.citadel.org/citadel/citadel
jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN08237727
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44272
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j24p-mq7x-2jwp
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-44272
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44272