CVE-2023-2960
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Oliva Expertise Oliva Expertise EKS allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). This issue affects Oliva Expertise EKS: before 1.2.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · low confidenceCross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Oliva Expertise EKS allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. This vulnerability exists due to improper input neutralization during web page generation.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 1.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed version of Oliva Expertise EKSLocate the application version information in the system administration panel, about page, or check version files within the application installation directory if accessible.Affected if The installed version is below 1.2 (for example, 1.1, 1.0, or any version number less than 1.2).
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Confirm web interface is enabledVerify that the Oliva Expertise EKS web interface is active and accessible by accessing the application's URL or checking the service status.Affected if The web interface is publicly or internally accessible, as XSS requires the vulnerable web pages to be viewable by users.
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Identify user input points in the applicationReview the application to find where user-supplied data is accepted (such as forms, search fields, comment fields, or profile information) and rendered back in web pages.Affected if The application accepts user input and displays it without visible output encoding, which would allow script injection.
A user is affected if their installed Oliva Expertise EKS version is below 1.2 AND the application accepts user input that gets rendered in web pages without proper sanitization.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped1.2
Upgrade Oliva Expertise EKS to version 1.2 or later. Additionally, implement output encoding and input validation as defense-in-depth measures.
version 1.2
- 1. Verify current installation version of Oliva Ekspertiz EKS
- 2. Review release notes for version 1.2 to understand XSS fixes applied
- 3. Plan upgrade procedure according to vendor documentation
- 4. Perform upgrade to version 1.2 or later
- 5. Verify the upgrade was successful and XSS vulnerability is resolved
- 6. Conduct security testing to confirm the fix
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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