Is CVE-2023-26788 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-26788 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-02-11.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-26788?

CVE-2023-26788 has a CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2023-26788?

Patch guidance is available from veritas security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2023-26788.

Which products are affected by CVE-2023-26788?

1 product: veritas netbackup appliance firmware.

CVE-2023-26788 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

Veritas Appliance v4.1.0.1 is affected by Host Header Injection attacks. HTTP host header can be manipulated and cause the application to behave in unexpected ways. Any changes made to the header would just cause the request to be sent to a completely different Domain/IP address.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: low
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-79 · Cross-site Scripting (XSS)CWE-79 · Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Metadata

Primary Vendor: VERITAS
Published: 4/10/2023
Last Modified: 2/11/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2023-26788

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