# CVE-2023-29016: Goobi viewer Core has Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in User Nicknames

- Also known as: GHSA-2R9R-8FCG-M38G
- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 23.03
- Published: 2023-04-06 · Updated: 2025-02-10

## Affected

- intranda goobi-viewer-core: fixed in 23.03
- io.goobi.viewer:viewer-core (Maven): fixed in 23.03

## Description

The Goobi viewer is a web application that allows digitised material to be displayed in a web browser. A cross-site scripting vulnerability has been identified in Goobi viewer core prior to version 23.03 when using nicknames. An attacker could create a user account and enter malicious scripts into their profile's nickname, resulting in the execution in the user's browser when displaying the nickname on certain pages. The vulnerability has been fixed in version 23.03.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on intranda goobi-viewer-core, io.goobi.viewer:viewer-core, upgrade to a fixed version (23.03) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/intranda/goobi-viewer-core/security/advisories/GHSA-2r9r-8fcg-m38g
- https://github.com/intranda/goobi-viewer-core/commit/8eadb32b3fdcb775678b74d95bc3df018a5d5238

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