CVE-2023-23073
Published: 01 February 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-23073 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Servicedesk Plus. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 3.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2023-23073 is a cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) in Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 14 that occurs in the purchase component via PO. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.1 reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, no required privileges, required user interaction, changed scope, and limited confidentiality and integrity impact with no availability effect.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can supply malicious input that executes in a victim's browser session after user interaction, allowing limited unauthorized access to data or actions within the affected application scope. The EPSS score has remained flat at a peak of 0.2567 with no material rise after disclosure. Official advisories and patch information are referenced at the Zoho bug bounty site and the ManageEngine ServiceDesk CVE page.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-27173
Vulnerability details
Cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 14 via PO in the purchase component.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.