# CVE-2023-5118: Stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in Kofax Capture software

> Attackers can inject malicious JavaScript via unsanitized annotation inputs in Kofax Capture, potentially executing code in victim browsers.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 17 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hqv4-427w-6698

## What is CVE-2023-5118?

CVE-2023-5118 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Kofax Capture, published on 11 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The application is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the endpoint /sofer/DocumentService.asc/SaveAnnotation, where input data transmitted via the POST method in the parameters author and text are not adequately sanitized and validated. This allows for the injection of malicious JavaScript code. The vulnerability was identified in the function for adding new annotations while editing document content.

Reporters inform that the vulnerability has been removed in software versions above 11.1.x. Previous versions may also be vulnerable, but this has not been confirmed.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5118?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tungstenautomation Kofax Capture.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5118?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5118 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5118 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5118 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5118 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5118 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Kofax Capture, published on 11 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5118 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Kofax Capture. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5118/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5118/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5118
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5118
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5118

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5118/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.