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CVE-2023-5025

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.4)—
Severity5.4Medium · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability0.61 %higher than 48% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

A vulnerability was found in KOHA up to 23.05.03. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /cgi-bin/koha/catalogue/search.pl of the component MARC. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-239866 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

CVSS

Base score
5.4
Version
3.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.61 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
48
Score date
10/21/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Koha — Koha

CWEs

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