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2 vulnerabilities found for Capture by Kofax
CVE-2023-5118 (GCVE-0-2023-5118)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2024-01-11 15:23 – Updated: 2025-06-17 21:09
VLAI?
Title
Stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in Kofax Capture software
Summary
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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.
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
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CVE-2023-5118 (GCVE-0-2023-5118)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-11 15:23 – Updated: 2025-06-17 21:09
VLAI?
Title
Stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in Kofax Capture software
Summary
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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.
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
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