High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Jul 11, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-32693
CVE-2023-32693
Description
Decidim is a participatory democracy framework, written in Ruby on Rails, originally developed for the Barcelona City government online and offline participation website. The external link feature is susceptible to cross-site scripting. This allows a remote attacker to execute JavaScript code in the context of a currently logged-in user. An attacker could use this vulnerability to make other users endorse or support proposals they have no intention of supporting or endorsing. The problem was patched in versions 0.27.3 and 0.26.7.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
decidimRubyGems | >= 0.25.0, < 0.26.7 | 0.26.7 |
decidim-coreRubyGems | >= 0.27.0, < 0.27.3 | 0.27.3 |
decidim-coreRubyGems | >= 0.25.0, < 0.26.7 | 0.26.7 |
decidimRubyGems | >= 0.27.0, < 0.27.3 | 0.27.3 |
Affected products
4- ghsa-coords2 versions
>= 0.25.0, < 0.26.7+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 0.25.0, < 0.26.7
- (no CPE)range: >= 0.27.0, < 0.27.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- github.com/advisories/GHSA-469h-mqg8-535rghsaADVISORY
- github.com/decidim/decidim/security/advisories/GHSA-469h-mqg8-535rnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32693ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/decidim/decidim/releases/tag/v0.26.7nvdRelease NotesWEB
- github.com/decidim/decidim/releases/tag/v0.27.3nvdRelease NotesWEB
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/decidim-core/CVE-2023-32693.ymlghsaWEB
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/decidim/CVE-2023-32693.ymlghsaWEB
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