4.8

CVE-2023-44389: Zope management interface vulnerable to stored cross site scripting via the title property

Modified
AliasesGHSA-m755-gxxg-r5qhPYSEC-2023-193
Published 04-10-2023Last modified 27-11-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-44389 is a medium (CVSS 4.8) vulnerability in zope. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 3.1, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.8/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.48%
0%100%
Low · +0.08 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 04-10-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 27-11-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Zope is an open-source web application server. The title property, available on most Zope objects, can be used to store script code that is executed while viewing the affected object in the Zope Management Interface (ZMI). All versions of Zope 4 and Zope 5 are affected. Patches will be released with Zope versions 4.8.11 and 5.8.6.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.48%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

42%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.08 pp

From 0.40% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, administrative account, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

PyPI1 product
  • zope≥ 4.0.0, < 4.8.11 | ≥ 5.0.0, < 5.8.6 | < 21dfa78609ffd8b6bd8143805678ebbacae5141a | ≥ 4.0, < 4.8.11
Zope1 product
  • zope≥ 4.0, < 4.8.11 | ≥ 5.0, < 5.8.6
Zopefoundation1 product
  • zope≥ 4.0.0, < 4.8.11 | ≥ 5.0.0, < 5.8.6

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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