CVE-2023-38888

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.28% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 69.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.6 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-09.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-09-20 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-07-09 00:27Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-07-25

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

1c5c5a9fc0b15263b4435a2f090c4747f45b0d06d4a2bca4a88e4bec1edfbc90

• akerva.comhttps://akerva.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/AKERVA_Security-Advisory_CVE-2023-38888_Dolibarr_XSS.pdf