CVE-2023-41048: Plone.namedfile Plone.namedfile Vulnerable To Stored Cross Vulnerability
LOWCVE-2023-41048 is a LOW (CVSS 3.7) plone.namedfile vulnerable to stored cross vulnerability (CWE-80: Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)) affecting Plone.namedfile libraries in the PyPI ecosystem. The issue involves plone.namedfile vulnerable to stored cross site scripting with svg images. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 5.6.1, 6.0.3, 6.1.3, 6.2.1.
CVE-2023-41048 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 3.7
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2023-41048
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Plone.namedfile dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
pip install plone.namedfile>=5.6.1
pip install plone.namedfile>=6.0.3
pip install plone.namedfile>=6.1.3
pip install plone.namedfile>=6.2.1
Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
pip show plone.namedfile
How to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Python environment is affected by CVE-2023-41048, inspect your installed packages using pip:
pip show plone.namedfile
Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Plone.namedfile in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 5.6.1), your application is affected.
Note: The pip show plone.namedfile command checks currently installed packages in your active Python environment.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-80: Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS), where the product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. In Plone.namedfile, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2023-41048 Affected Plone.namedfile Versions
4 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
plone.namedfile
|
PyPI |
< 5.6.1
|
5.6.1
|
|
plone.namedfile
|
PyPI |
≥ 6.0.0
< 6.0.3
|
6.0.3
|
|
plone.namedfile
|
PyPI |
≥ 6.1.0
< 6.1.3
|
6.1.3
|
|
plone.namedfile
|
PyPI |
≥ 6.2.0
< 6.2.1
|
6.2.1
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-jj7c-jrv4-c65x",
"modified" : "2025-04-10T13:29:26Z",
"published" : "2023-09-21T17:14:58Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2023-41048" ],
"summary" : "plone.namedfile vulnerable to Stored Cross Site Scripting with SVG images",
"details" : "### Impact\nThere is a stored cross site scripting vulnerability for SVG images. A [security hotfix from 2021](https://github.com/plone/Products.PloneHotfix20210518) already partially fixed this, by making sure SVG images are always downloaded instead of shown inline. But the same problem still exists for scales of SVG images.\n\nNote that an image tag with an SVG image as source is not vulnerable, even when the SVG image contains malicious code. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first need to upload an image, and then trick a user into following a specially crafted link.\n\nAll versions of `plone.namedfile` are impacted.\n\n### Patches\nPatches will be released in various `plone.namedfile` releases:\n\n* 5.6.1 (for Plone 5.2)\n* 6.0.3 (for Plone 6.0.0-6.0.4)\n* 6.1.3 (for Plone 6.0.5-6.0.6)\n* 6.2.1 (for Plone 6.0.7)\n\n### Workarounds\nThere is no workaround.",
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