Vulnerability · Published Jan 11, 2024 · Assigned by CERT-PL
CVE-2023-5118Stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in Kofax Capture software
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Capture from Kofax. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-5118/ third-party-advisory
- https://cert.pl/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-5118/ third-party-advisory