CVE-2023-47115 — Label Studio is an a popular open source data labeling tool

Label Studio is an a popular open source data labeling tool. Versions prior to 1.9.2 have a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be exploited when an authenticated user uploads a crafted image file for their avatar that gets rendered as a HTML file on the website.

01What is this vulnerability?

Label Studio is an a popular open source data labeling tool. Versions prior to 1.9.2 have a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be exploited when an authenticated user uploads a crafted image file for their avatar that gets rendered as a HTML file on the website. Executing arbitrary JavaScript could result in an attacker performing malicious actions on Label Studio users if they…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
HumanSignal	label	studio — < 1.9.2

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2024-01-23T22:49:03.958Z
• Last modified: 2025-05-30T14:18:15.145Z

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/HumanSignal/label-studio/security/advisories/GHSA-q68h-xwq5-m…
• github.com — https://github.com/HumanSignal/label-studio/commit/a7a71e594f32ec4af8f3f800d5ccb…
• docs.djangoproject.com — https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ref/views/#serving-files-in-development
• github.com — https://github.com/HumanSignal/label-studio/blob/1.8.2/label_studio/users/functi…
• github.com — https://github.com/HumanSignal/label-studio/blob/1.8.2/label_studio/users/urls.p…