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CVE-2023-24769: Stored cross site scripting in changedetection.io

February 18, 2023 (updated March 19, 2025)

Changedetection.io before 0.40.2 was discovered to contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the main page. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the URL parameter under the “Add a new change detection watch” function.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-68wj-c2jw-5pp9
  • github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io
  • github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/issues/1358
  • github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/pull/1359
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/changedetection-io/PYSEC-2023-10.yaml
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24769
  • www.edoardoottavianelli.it/CVE-2023-24769
  • www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRTpRlkU3Hc

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.40.2

Fixed versions

  • 0.40.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.40.2 or above.

Impact 5.4 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

pypi/changedetection.io/CVE-2023-24769.yml

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