# CVE-2023-6123: Improper Neutralization vulnerability affects OpenText ALM Octane.

> An improper neutralization vulnerability in OpenText ALM Octane allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f99v-cqxr-cqqw

## What is CVE-2023-6123?

CVE-2023-6123 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in OpenText ALM Octane., published on 15 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization vulnerability affects OpenText ALM Octane version 16.2.100 and above. The vulnerability could result in a remote code execution attack.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), CWE-707 (Improper Neutralization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6123?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Opentext Alm Octane.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6123?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6123 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-6123 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6123 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in OpenText ALM Octane.

- [CVE-2024-6361](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6361/): Improper Neutralization vulnerability (XSS) has been discovered in OpenText™ ALM Octane product. (high 7.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6123 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6123 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in OpenText ALM Octane., published on 15 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6123 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: OpenText ALM Octane.. 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-2023-6123/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6123/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6123
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6123
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6123

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6123/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.