XSS in Kofax Capture
CVE-2023-5118
The application is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the endpoint /sofer/DocumentService.asc/SaveAnnotation, where input data transmitted via the POST method in the parameters author and text are not adequately sanitized and validated. This allows for the injection of malicious JavaScript code. The vulnerability was identified in the function for adding new annotations while editing document content. Reporters inform that the vulnerability has been removed in software versions above 11.1.x. Previous versions may also be vulnerable, but this has not been confirmed.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (24.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 24.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Kofax Capture — versions 11.0.0
- Tungstenautomation Kofax Capture
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cert.pl/en/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-5118/ (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cert.pl/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-5118/ (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-5118?
- CVE-2023-5118 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kofax Capture, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-01-11.
- How severe is CVE-2023-5118?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-5118 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.