CVE-2023-3830
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 · uneditedA vulnerability was found in Bug Finder SASS BILLER 1.0. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /company/store. The manipulation of the argument name leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-235151. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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 confidenceReflected XSS vulnerability in Bug Finder SASS BILLER 1.0 at the /company/store endpoint. The 'name' parameter is not properly sanitized, allowing injection of malicious script tags that execute in user browsers.
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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= 1.0CVSS 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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Confirm Bugfinder Sass Biller is installedInspect your web application's installed components, check for directories or files named 'bugfinder', 'biller', 'sass', or check the application manifest/configuration files for references to 'Bugfinder Sass Biller'. Check the software bill of materials (SBOM) if available.Affected if Bugfinder Sass Biller software is present in the environment
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Verify the application versionCheck the application's version file, about page, or API endpoint that returns version information. Look for version indicators in the source code, configuration files, or footer of the web interface.Affected if The installed version is 1.0 exactly
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Confirm /company/store endpoint is accessibleAttempt to access or scan for the /company/store endpoint in your web application. Check the application's routing configuration or sitemap to determine if this route is defined and exposed.Affected if The /company/store endpoint exists and accepts user input
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Test the 'name' parameter for XSS vulnerabilitySend a request to /company/store with a test payload in the 'name' parameter (e.g., <script>alert(1)</script> or a benign alternative like <img src=x onerror=alert(1)>), then inspect the response to see if the payload is reflected without encoding or sanitization.Affected if The 'name' parameter reflects input unescaped in the response (raw script tags appear in the HTML output)
You are affected if Bugfinder Sass Biller version 1.0 is running and the /company/store endpoint with the 'name' parameter reflects unsanitized user input back to the browser.
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 output encoding/sanitization for the 'name' parameter and validate all user inputs before rendering. Use context-appropriate escaping or a Web Application Firewall as a temporary measure.
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