CVE-2023-46126

Name: CVE-2023-46126
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2023-10-25T18:17:36.537+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.4/10EPSS 0.61%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-46126 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. Fides is an open-source privacy engineering platform for managing the fulfillment of data privacy requests in runtime environments, helping enforce privacy regulations in code. The Fides web application allows users to edit consent and privacy notices such as cookie banners. EPSS estimates a 0.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Fides is an open-source privacy engineering platform for managing the fulfillment of data privacy requests in runtime environments, helping enforce privacy regulations in code. The Fides web application allows users to edit consent and privacy notices such as cookie banners. The vulnerability makes it possible to craft a payload in the privacy policy URL which triggers JavaScript execution when the privacy notice is served by an integrated website. The domain scope of the executed JavaScript is that of the integrated website. Exploitation is limited to Admin UI users with the contributor role or higher. The vulnerability has been patched in Fides version `2.22.1`.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.4/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.61%

44.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ethyca	Fides	< 2.22.1

References

https://github.com/ethyca/fides/commit/3231d19699f9c895c986f6a967a64d882769c506Patch
https://github.com/ethyca/fides/releases/tag/2.22.1Release Notes
https://github.com/ethyca/fides/security/advisories/GHSA-fgjj-5jmr-gh83Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ethyca/fides/commit/3231d19699f9c895c986f6a967a64d882769c506Patch
https://github.com/ethyca/fides/releases/tag/2.22.1Release Notes
https://github.com/ethyca/fides/security/advisories/GHSA-fgjj-5jmr-gh83Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Oct 25, 2023
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-46126?

How severe is CVE-2023-46126?

CVE-2023-46126 has a CVSS score of 5.4/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.61% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-46126?

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Source: NVD / NIST