Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-26046
teler-waf is a Go HTTP middleware that provides teler IDS functionality to protect against web-based attacks. In teler-waf prior to version 0.1.1 is vulnerable to bypassing common web attack rules when a specific HTML entities payload is used. This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code on the victim's browser and compromise the security of the web application. The vulnerability exists due to teler-waf failure to properly sanitize and filter HTML entities in user input. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to bypass common web attack threat rules in teler-waf and launch cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. The attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript code on the victim's browser and steal sensitive information, such as login credentials and session tokens, or take control of the victim's browser and perform malicious actions. This issue has been fixed in version 0.1.1.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2023-26046
- cpe:2.3:a:kitabisa:teler-waf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-26046
0.54%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 65 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-26046
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.1
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.8
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2.7
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NIST | |
6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
3.9
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2.5
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GitHub, Inc. |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-26046
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
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The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages.Assigned by: security-advisories@github.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2023-26046
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https://github.com/kitabisa/teler-waf/commit/d1d49cfddfa3ec2adad962870f14b85cd1aaf739
feat: unescape any HTML entities · kitabisa/teler-waf@d1d49cf · GitHubPatch
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https://github.com/kitabisa/teler-waf/releases/tag/v0.1.1
Release v0.1.1 · kitabisa/teler-waf · GitHubRelease Notes
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https://github.com/kitabisa/teler-waf/security/advisories/GHSA-9f95-hhg4-pg4f
Bypass Common Web Attack Threat Rule with HTML Entities Payload · Advisory · kitabisa/teler-waf · GitHubVendor Advisory
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