CVE-2023-25833: BUG-000155004 HTML injection issue in Portal for ArcGIS.
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-25833 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability in esri portal_for_arcgis. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 10-05-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 10-04-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
There is an HTML injection vulnerability in Esri Portal for ArcGIS versions 11.0 and below that may allow a remote, authenticated attacker to create a crafted link which when clicked could render arbitrary HTML in the victim’s browser (no stateful change made or customer data rendered).
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST5.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.44%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
38%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.44% on 26-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-80Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)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.
- CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')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.
Affected systems
Esri1 product
- portal_for_arcgis≥ All, ≤ 11.0 | ≤ 11.0
1 vendor · 1 product