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CVE-2023-2960 Oliva Expertise CVE debrief

CVE-2023-2960 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Oliva Expertise EKS before version 1.2. NVD classifies the weakness as CWE-79 and rates it CVSS 3.1 6.1 (Medium) with network attack vector and user interaction required. The recorded impact is limited to low confidentiality and integrity impact, with no availability impact. NVD also links a third-party advisory from USOM for additional context.

Vendor
Oliva Expertise
Product
Oliva Expertise EKS
CVSS
MEDIUM 6.1
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2023-07-17
Original CVE updated
2024-11-21
Advisory published
2023-07-17
Advisory updated
2024-11-21

Who should care

Administrators and security teams running Oliva Expertise EKS versions earlier than 1.2 should prioritize this issue, especially if the application is exposed to users who can trigger or view untrusted web content. Teams responsible for web application hardening, input validation, and browser-side trust boundaries should review affected deployments.

Technical summary

NVD records this issue as an improper neutralization of input during web page generation, mapped to CWE-79. The vulnerable CPE range is Oliva Expertise EKS before 1.2. The published CVSS vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, indicating a remotely reachable flaw that requires user interaction and can affect the confidentiality and integrity of the impacted browser context.

Defensive priority

Medium priority for any active deployment of Oliva Expertise EKS before 1.2, with higher urgency if the application is internet-facing or used by many end users.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Upgrade Oliva Expertise EKS to version 1.2 or later, which is the first version outside the vulnerable range listed by NVD.
  • Review application inputs and output encoding paths that generate web pages, with special attention to any user-controlled fields rendered into HTML.
  • Validate that session-sensitive or privileged web content is not rendered with insufficient escaping or context-aware encoding.
  • Use a modern web security review process to confirm that client-facing fields cannot inject script or markup into browsers.
  • Monitor affected deployments for signs of unexpected script execution or anomalous user-reported browser behavior until remediation is complete.

Evidence notes

All claims here are limited to the supplied NVD-derived record and linked official references. NVD lists the vulnerability as CVE-2023-2960, published 2023-07-17 and modified 2024-11-21, with CWE-79 and CVSS 3.1 vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerable CPE entry ends before version 1.2. The only advisory reference provided in the corpus is the USOM third-party advisory.

Official resources

Published in NVD on 2023-07-17 and modified on 2024-11-21. The supplied record also cites a USOM third-party advisory.