CVE-2023-48295: Cross-site Scripting at Device groups Deletion feature in LibreNMS
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 21/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.56% (FIRST EPSS).
- 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.
- Fixed version: librenms/librenms (Packagist) 23.11.0.
- Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Low priority for now. Upgrade to librenms/librenms (Packagist) 23.11.0 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
LibreNMS is an auto-discovering PHP/MySQL/SNMP based network monitoring which includes support for a wide range of network hardware and operating systems. Affected versions are subject to a cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the device group popups. This issue has been addressed in commit `faf66035ea` which has been included in release version 23.11.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
- Published
- Nov 17, 2023
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.5% · 46th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-79
Report tools
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
- proof of concept
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 5.4
- CNA · GitHub_M
- 6.3
- 0.9 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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Noroxi analysis
What does it mean in your environment?
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Is your version affected?
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| librenms | librenms | cpe:2.3:a:librenms:librenms |
Limit the impact of XSS
This is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. A well-configured Content-Security-Policy doesn't fix it, but greatly reduces its impact. Check your site's CSP and other security headers for free.
Check security headersAffected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- librenms librenmsbefore 23.11.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
librenms librenms
- < 23.11.0affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | librenms/librenms | before 23.11.0 | 23.11.0 |
Same product
librenms: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2018-20434LibreNMS 1.46 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands by using the $_POST['community'] parameter to html/pages/addhost.inc.60This week
- CVE-2019-10669An issue was discovered in LibreNMS through 1.47.52Plan
- CVE-2022-4067Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in librenms/librenms49Plan
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2023-5060Sep 18, 2023 · Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in librenms/librenms24Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2023-5591Oct 15, 2023 · SQL Injection in librenms/librenms33Monitor
- Later →CVE-2023-46745Nov 17, 2023 · Rate limiting Bypass on login page in libreNMS30Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Packagist:librenms/librenms | 23.11.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
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.
No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2022-3562362 days apartCross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in librenms/librenms49Plan
- CVE-2022-4067362 days apartCross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in librenms/librenms49Plan
- CVE-2022-4069362 days apartCross-site Scripting (XSS) - Generic in librenms/librenms47Plan
- CVE-2024-49754364 days apartLibreNMS has a stored XSS ('Cross-site Scripting') in librenms/includes/html/pages/api-access.inc.php43Plan
- CVE-2023-434795 days apartCross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in librenms/librenms42Plan
- CVE-2024-53457384 days apartA stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Device Settings section of LibreNMS v24.9.0 to v24.10.0 allows attackers to execute35Monitor
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).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-23-0649 · Nov 22, 2023(LibreNMS Güvenlik Zafiyeti)
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 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;Fixed
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.