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CVE-2023-48705

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-48705 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Nautobot versions prior to 1.6.6 and 2.0.5. Due to improper use of Django's mark_safe() API, authenticated users with content creation/editing permissions can inject malicious scripts into custom links, job buttons, or computed fields, which execute when rendered. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.6.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:networktocode:nautobot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.0.0, < 2.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:networktocode:nautobot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.1HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
1.3
Impact Score
5.3
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.54%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
42.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0054 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 15,239 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: nautobotFixed in: 1.6.6
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: nautobotFixed in: 2.0.5

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-cf9f-wmhp-v4prhigh

Cross-site Scripting potential in custom links, job buttons, and computed fields

Nov 22, 2023

References

docs.djangoproject.com / en/3.2/ref/utils
Technical Description
docs.djangoproject.com / en/3.2/ref/utils
Technical Description
github.com / nautobot/nautobot/commit/362850f5a94689a4c75e3188bf6de826c3b012b2
Patch
github.com / nautobot/nautobot/commit/54abe23331b6c3d0d82bf1b028c679b1d200920d
Patch
github.com / nautobot/nautobot/pull/4832
Issue TrackingPatch
github.com / nautobot/nautobot/pull/4833
Issue TrackingPatch
github.com / nautobot/nautobot/security/advisories/GHSA-cf9f-wmhp-v4pr
Vendor Advisory