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CVE-2023-41791· NVD / CVE Program· CNA PandoraFMS

Lack of Authorization and Stored XSS Via Translation Abuse

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Pandora FMS on all allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). This vulnerability allowed users with low privileges to introduce Javascript executables via a translation string that could affect the integrity of some configuration files. This issue affects Pandora FMS: from 700 through 773.

MediumCVSS 5.4 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Nov 23, 2023
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 37th percentile
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Action score

21

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
21 / 40 · 5.4 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
5.4
CNA · PandoraFMS
8.4
3.0 point gap

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

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
articapandora fms

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • artica pandora fms700 and later · up to 773 inclusive

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (PandoraFMS). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Pandora FMS Pandora FMS

    • 700 and later · up to and including 773affected

Same product

artica: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2010-4279The default configuration of Pandora FMS 3.1 and earlier specifies an empty string for the loginhash_pwd field, which allows remote attacker
    60This week
  • CVE-2024-12971QuickShell Authenticated Command Injection
    52Plan
  • CVE-2019-20224netflow_get_stats in functions_netflow.php in Pandora FMS 7.0NG allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell
    50Plan
  • CVE-2021-32099A SQL injection vulnerability in the pandora_console component of Artica Pandora FMS 742 allows an unauthenticated attacker to upgrade his u
    43Plan
  • CVE-2018-11221Unauthenticated untrusted file upload in Artica Pandora FMS through version 7.23 allows an attacker to upload an arbitrary plugin via includ
    41Plan
  • CVE-2021-32098Artica Pandora FMS 742 allows unauthenticated attackers to perform Phar deserialization.
    40Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2023-417890 days apartUnauthenticated Admin Account Takeover Via XSS
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2023-418100 days apartStored XSS Via Dashboard Panel
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2023-418110 days apartStored XSS Via Site News Page
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2021-46681475 days apartVulnerability XSS in module mass operation name field
    24Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

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

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Root cause

User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-79 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;

Fixed

ts
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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