CVE-2023-23074 [Medium] | XSS in Manageengine Servicedesk Plus

CVE-2023-23074 is rated Moderate Risk (64.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 83.58%, 100th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +12.71% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	70.87%	83.58%	+12.71%
2	2026-02-09	82.78%	70.87%	-11.91%
3	2026-02-03	—	82.78%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

70.87%

83.58%

+12.71%

2026-02-09

82.78%

70.87%

-11.91%

2026-02-03

—

82.78%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
6.1	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:R) A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land. Scope (S:C) Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius. Confidentiality (C:L) Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump. Integrity (I:L) Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	2.8	2.7	[email protected]
6.1	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:R) A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land. Scope (S:C) Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius. Confidentiality (C:L) Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump. Integrity (I:L) Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	2.8	2.7	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

6.1

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R): A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C): Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L): Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L): Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

2.8

2.7

[email protected]

6.1

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R): A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C): Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L): Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L): Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

2.8

2.7

134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-23074

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
zohocorp	manageengine_servicedesk_plus	14.0	cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_servicedesk_plus:14.0:-::::::
zohocorp	manageengine_servicedesk_plus	14.0	cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_servicedesk_plus:14.0:14000::::::
zohocorp	manageengine_servicedesk_plus	14.0	cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_servicedesk_plus:14.0:14001::::::
zohocorp	manageengine_servicedesk_plus	14.0	cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_servicedesk_plus:14.0:14002::::::
zohocorp	manageengine_servicedesk_plus	14.0	cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_servicedesk_plus:14.0:14003::::::
zohocorp	manageengine_servicedesk_plus	14.0	cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_servicedesk_plus:14.0:14004::::::
zohocorp	manageengine_servicedesk_plus	14.0	cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_servicedesk_plus:14.0:14005::::::
zohocorp	manageengine_servicedesk_plus	14.0	cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_servicedesk_plus:14.0:14006::::::

References for CVE-2023-23074

URL	Tags
https://bugbounty.zohocorp.com/bb/#/bug/101000006459195?tab=originator	Not Applicable Vendor Advisory
https://www.manageengine.com/products/service-desk/CVE-2023-23074.html

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CVE-2023-23074

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-23074

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-23074

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-23074

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-23074

References for CVE-2023-23074