What is CVE-2023-23078?

CVE-2023-23078 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Servicedesk Plus, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-02-01.

How severe is CVE-2023-23078?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-23078 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Zohocorp Manageengine Servicedesk Plus

CVE-2023-23078

Cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 14 via the comment field when changing the credentials in the Assets.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2023-02-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.028 (86.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Zohocorp Manageengine Servicedesk Plus — versions 14.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

bugbounty.zohocorp.com/bb/ (Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory)
www.manageengine.com/products/service-desk/CVE-2023-23078.html

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-23078?: CVE-2023-23078 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Servicedesk Plus, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2023-23078?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-23078 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.