What is CVE-2023-38888?

CVE-2023-38888 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dolibarr Erp\/crm, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2023-09-20.

How severe is CVE-2023-38888?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

XSS in Dolibarr Erp\/crm

CVE-2023-38888

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Dolibarr ERP CRM v.17.0.1 and before allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and execute arbitrary code via the REST API module, related to analyseVarsForSqlAndScriptsInjection and testSqlAndScriptInject.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2023-09-20 · last modified 2026-07-09.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (68.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.013 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Dolibarr Erp\/crm

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Product)
akerva.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/AKERVA_Security-Advisory_CVE-2023-38888_D… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38888?: CVE-2023-38888 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dolibarr Erp\/crm, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2023-09-20.
How severe is CVE-2023-38888?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.