CVE-2023-42808: mozilla common_voice Cross-site Scripting

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-42808 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in mozilla common_voice. EPSS estimates a 0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 04-10-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 19-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Common Voice is the web app for Mozilla Common Voice, a platform for collecting speech donations in order to create public domain datasets for training voice recognition-related tools. Version 1.88.2 is vulnerable to reflected Cross-Site Scripting given that user-controlled data flows to a path expression (path of a network request). This issue may lead to reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the context of Common Voice’s server origin. As of time of publication, it is unknown whether any patches or workarounds exist.

• 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.