CVE-2023-44272

A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Citadel versions prior to 994. When a malicious user sends an instant message with some JavaScript code, the script may be executed on the web browser of the victim user.

Published: 2023-10-04 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-44272 is rated Moderate Risk (42.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.43%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-44272

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.51% 0.43% -0.07%
2 2025-03-29 0.43% 0.51% +0.07%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.43% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-44272

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.3 2.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-44272

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-44272

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2023-44272 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (webcit), 12 status rows across 12 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 7, needs-triage 4, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-44272

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-44272

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
citadel citadel < 994 cpe:2.3:a:citadel:citadel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-44272

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