CVE-2023-42458

Zope vulnerable to Stored Cross Site Scripting with SVG images

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: September 21, 2023 at 04:34 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:23 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsZopeZope

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Zope is an open-source web application server. Prior to versions 4.8.10 and 5.8.5, there is a stored cross site scripting vulnerability for SVG images. Note that an image tag with an SVG image as source is never vulnerable, even when the SVG image contains malicious code. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first need to upload an image, and then trick a user into following a specially crafted link. Patches are available in Zope 4.8.10 and 5.8.5. As a workaround, make sure the "Add Documents, Images, and Files" permission is only assigned to trusted roles. By default, only the Manager has this permission.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 4.8.105.0.0 ≤ v < 5.8.5
Affected range stops below 4.8.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.8.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 4.8.10v < 5.8.5
Affected range stops below 4.8.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.8.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79CWE-80

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