Summary
Credits
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Impact
A reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability has been identified in Goobi viewer core when evaluating the LOGID parameter. An attacker could trick a user into following a specially crafted link to a Goobi viewer installation, resulting in the execution of malicious script code in the user's browser.
Untrusted input is rendered as active markup in a victim's browser, which can run script in their session. Typical impact: session or credential theft, and actions taken as the user.
CVE-2023-29014 has a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium). The vector is network-reachable, no privileges required, and user interaction required. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. A fixed version is available (23.03); upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.
Affected versions
Security releases
Kodem intelligence
Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.
Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter. Kodem's runtime-powered SCA identifies whether this CVE is reachable in your applications.
Remediation advice
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 23.03
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2023-29014? CVE-2023-29014 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in io.goobi.viewer:viewer-core (maven), affecting versions < 23.03. It is fixed in 23.03. Untrusted input is rendered as active markup in a victim's browser, which can run script in their session.
- How severe is CVE-2023-29014? CVE-2023-29014 has a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Which versions of io.goobi.viewer:viewer-core are affected by CVE-2023-29014? io.goobi.viewer:viewer-core (maven) versions < 23.03 is affected.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2023-29014? Yes. CVE-2023-29014 is fixed in 23.03. Upgrade to this version or later.
- Is CVE-2023-29014 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2023-29014 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2023-29014 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
- How do I fix CVE-2023-29014? Upgrade
io.goobi.viewer:viewer-coreto 23.03 or later.