CVE-2023-6146

Stored XSS Vulnerability in QualysGuard VM/PC

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: December 8, 2023 at 02:21 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:50 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPrivate Cloud Platform

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A Qualys web application was found to have a stored XSS vulnerability resulting from the absence of HTML encoding in the presentation of logging information to users. This vulnerability allowed a user with login access to the application to introduce XSS payload via browser details.

Affected

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

v < 10.24.0.0
Affected range stops below 10.24.0.0, 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:

Patch and advisory references

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-79

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