CVE-2023-2822Ellucian Ethos Identity logout cross site scripting
- 4.3MediumCVSS base score
- 3.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 11% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
A vulnerability was found in Ellucian Ethos Identity up to 5.10.5. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file /cas/logout. The manipulation of the argument url leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 5.10.6 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-229596.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Nuclei template for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
Show the exploits2
Nuclei templates1 template
- Ellucian Ethos Identity CAS - Cross-Site Scripting (Nuclei template) (opens in a new tab)
http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-2822.yamlSeverity medium
References tagged exploit1 reference
- https://medium.com/@cyberninja717/685bb1675dfb (opens in a new tab)exploitx_transferred
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Published
- 21 months later
· 21 months later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium4.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.3% · top 11% of all CVEs (13 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Affected products
- affected 5.10.0
- affected 5.10.1
- affected 5.10.2
- affected 5.10.3
- affected 5.10.4
- affected 5.10.5
References
References4
- https://vuldb.com/?id.229596 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrytechnical-descriptionx_transferred
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.229596 (opens in a new tab)signaturepermissions-requiredx_transferred
- https://medium.com/@cyberninja717/reflected-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-ellucian-ethos-identity-cas-logout-page-685bb1675dfb (opens in a new tab)relatedx_transferred
- https://medium.com/@cyberninja717/685bb1675dfb (opens in a new tab)exploitx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2023-34273 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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