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 a…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (25.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cvd@cert.pl (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • cvd@cert.pl (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.