CVE-2023-5842
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in dolibarr/dolibarr
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository dolibarr/dolibarr prior to 16.0.5.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in dolibarr/dolibarr
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository dolibarr/dolibarr prior to 16.0.5.
- Record
CVE-2023-5842- CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2712
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository dolibarr/dolibarr prior to 16.0.5.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2712- CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9pjf-jw9q-fx49
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in dolibarr/dolibarr
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository dolibarr/dolibarr prior to 16.0.5.
- Record
GHSA-9pjf-jw9q-fx49- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository dolibarr/dolibarr prior to 16.0.5.
- Record
CVE-2023-5842- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in dolibarr/dolibarr
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository dolibarr/dolibarr prior to 16.0.5.
- Record
CVE-2023-5842- CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-9pjf-jw9q-fx49
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in dolibarr/dolibarr
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository dolibarr/dolibarr prior to 16.0.5.
- Record
GHSA-9pjf-jw9q-fx49- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-dolibarr-2023-5842 No score
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in dolibarr/dolibarr
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository dolibarr/dolibarr prior to 16.0.5.
- Record
BIT-dolibarr-2023-5842- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
dolibarr/dolibarrPackagist |
before 16.0.5 | 16.0.5 |
dolibarrBitnami |
before 16.0.5 | 16.0.5 |
dolibarr/dolibarrPackagist |
before 16.0.5, plus listed versions 10.0.010.0.110.0.210.0.310.0.4 Show 45 moreShow less10.0.510.0.610.0.711.0.011.0.111.0.211.0.311.0.411.0.512.0.012.0.112.0.212.0.312.0.412.0.513.0.013.0.113.0.213.0.313.0.413.0.514.0.014.0.114.0.214.0.314.0.414.0.515.0.015.0.115.0.215.0.33.6.03.6.0-beta3.6.13.6.23.6.33.6.43.6.53.6.63.7.03.7.13.7.23.7.33.7.43.8.0 |
16.0.5 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-5842 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Dolibarr, published October 30, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.54%, the 45th percentile. Fixed in dolibarr/dolibarr 16.0.5.
References
huntr.com/bounties/aed81114-5952-46f5-ae3a-e66518e98ba3
github.com/dolibarr/dolibarr/commit/f569048eb2bd823525bce4ef52316e7a83e3345c
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5842
Left out here: 62 versions. The JSON record has them.