CVE-2023-46964
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 · uneditedCross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Hillstone Next Generation FireWall SG-6000-e3960 v.5.5 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the use front-end filtering instead of back-end filtering.
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 confidenceCross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Hillstone SG-6000-e3960 firewall web interface allows remote attackers to inject malicious scripts through front-end filtering that should be handled server-side. The issue stems from the web management interface not properly sanitizing user inputs before rendering them, enabling arbitrary code execution in victim 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= 5.5CVSS 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 the firewall device modelAccess the device console or SSH interface and run: `show system info` or `get system status` to confirm the device is a Hillstone SG-6000-e3960 modelAffected if Device model is Hillstone SG-6000-e3960
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Check the firmware versionRun: `show version` or `get system version` on the device CLI to retrieve the installed firmware version numberAffected if Firmware version is 5.5 (exact match)
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Verify web management interface is enabledRun: `show web-ui status` or check the HTTP/HTTPS service configuration via `show http server` or `show https server`Affected if Web management interface (HTTP or HTTPS) is enabled and accessible
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Confirm remote access is permittedCheck management interface binding: `show management-interface` or review access control lists that determine if the web UI is exposed to untrusted networksAffected if Web interface is reachable from network segments outside the trusted management network
You are affected if you have a Hillstone SG-6000-e3960 device running firmware version 5.5 with the web management interface enabled and accessible to the network where attackers could inject malicious scripts.
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 server-side (back-end) input validation and output encoding for all user-supplied data in the web interface. Ensure all user inputs are sanitized on the server before being rendered back to users.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-46964 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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