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CVE-2023-5842: 
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored vulnerability was discovered in GitHub repository dolibarr/dolibarr affecting versions prior to 16.0.5. The vulnerability was assigned CVE-2023-5842 and was disclosed on October 29, 2023 (NVD, CVE).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assessed with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 4.8 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. This indicates that the vulnerability requires network access, low attack complexity, high privileges, and user interaction, with potential impacts to confidentiality and integrity (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow an attacker to perform stored cross-site scripting attacks, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information and manipulation of web content (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 16.0.5 of dolibarr/dolibarr. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the risk (GitHub Patch).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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