CVE-2023-0746
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe help page in GigaVUE-FM, when using GigaVUE-OS software version 5.0 202, does not require an authenticated user. An attacker could enforce a user into inserting malicious JavaScript code into the URI, that could lead to a Reflected Cross site Scripting.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the help page of GigaVUE-FM version 5.0.202. The help page does not require authentication, allowing unauthenticated attackers to craft malicious URLs containing JavaScript code that gets reflected back to victim users when they visit the manipulated URI.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 5.0.202CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify GigaVUE-FM software versionLog into the GigaVUE-FM management interface or check the system about page, or use the CLI command to display the firmware/software version (typically 'show version' or via the web UI dashboard)Affected if The installed version is exactly 5.0.202
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Locate the help page endpointAccess the help page on the GigaVUE-FM web interface - typically found under a 'Help' or 'Documentation' link in the navigation, often at a path like /help, /fm/help, or /static/help/Affected if The help page is accessible and loads successfully in the browser
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Confirm help page does not require authenticationOpen a private/incognito browser window and navigate directly to the help page URL without logging in, or attempt to access the help URL from a non-authenticated stateAffected if The help page loads and returns content without requiring login credentials
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Test for reflected parameter vulnerabilityAppend a test parameter to the help URL (for example, ?test= or ?page=) with a benign string such as 'test123', then inspect the page source or use browser dev tools to see if your input is reflected verbatim in the responseAffected if The input string appears unchanged in the HTML response, indicating potential reflection without sanitization
A user is affected if their GigaVUE-FM version is exactly 5.0.202 and the help page is accessible without authentication, as this specific version lacks input validation on the unauthenticated help page endpoint.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement proper input validation and output encoding on all parameters in the help page, and ensure the help page requires authentication or apply CSRF tokens. Until a vendor patch is available, restrict network access to the management interface and monitor for suspicious URI patterns.
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