CVE-2023-38536Network attack vector

Cross-site scripting via undisclosed HTML injection

Published Mar 13, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

HTML injection in OpenText Exceed TurboX 12.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to trigger cross-site scripting via its web interface. OpenText has not published the affected input, page, or server-side operation that fails to neutralize HTML during web-page generation. Exploitation requires high privileges and user interaction; the disclosed consequence is script execution in another user's browser.

CVSS severity6.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.37%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

HTML injection in OpenText Exceed TurboX 12.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to trigger cross-site scripting via its web interface. OpenText has not published the affected input, page, or server-side operation that fails to neutralize HTML during web-page generation. Exploitation requires high privileges and user interaction; the disclosed consequence is script execution in another user's browser.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-38536
Published
Mar 13, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
OpenText
Product
OpenText Exceed TurboX
Classifications
CWE-79, CAPEC-6, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 13, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=12.5.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

OpenText · OpenText Exceed TurboXversion=12.5.1

Published CVSS scores

6.1NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
6.4OpenTextCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC-6Argument Injection
T1059.007JavaScript/JScript

Public exploit references

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