CVE-2023-23949Network attack vector

Authenticated browser script execution via reflected input

Published Jan 24, 2023 · Updated Apr 2, 2025

Reflected cross-site scripting in Broadcom Symantec Identity Manager 14.3 CP3, 14.4.1, and 14.4.2 allows remote authenticated users to run script. Broadcom has not disclosed the affected request parameter or the server-side output path that returns supplied HTML and JavaScript without safe neutralization. Exploitation requires an authenticated user to submit malicious content and another user to load the resulting response, enabling script execution in that user's browser.

CVSS severity8.1
High
EPSS probability0.56%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Reflected cross-site scripting in Broadcom Symantec Identity Manager 14.3 CP3, 14.4.1, and 14.4.2 allows remote authenticated users to run script. Broadcom has not disclosed the affected request parameter or the server-side output path that returns supplied HTML and JavaScript without safe neutralization. Exploitation requires an authenticated user to submit malicious content and another user to load the resulting response, enabling script execution in that user's browser.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-23949
Published
Jan 24, 2023
Updated
Apr 2, 2025
Vendor
Broadcom
Product
Symantec Identity Manager
Classifications
CWE-79, T1189
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 24, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 2, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=14.3, 14.4.1, 14.4.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Broadcom · Symantec Identity Managerversion=14.3, 14.4.1, 14.4.2

Published CVSS scores

8.1BroadcomCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
5.4NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1189Drive-by Compromise

Public exploit references

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