# CVE-2023-4198: Dolibarr Improper Input Validation vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-4198-dolibarr-improper-input-validation-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-11-01  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-4198 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-11-01

Dolibarr Improper Input Validation vulnerability

Technologies: [dolibarr/dolibarr (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/dolibarr-dolibarr). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-4198 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-4198 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-4198?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 1 November 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** dolibarr/dolibarr (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=18.0.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-4198?** Yes. dolibarr/dolibarr (Packagist): upgrade to 18.0.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-4198?** Check whether you run dolibarr/dolibarr (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- dolibarr/dolibarr (Packagist): upgrade to 18.0.0 or later

  ```sh
  composer require dolibarr/dolibarr:^18.0.0
  ```


## Affected products

- dolibarr/dolibarr (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=18.0.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-4198
- GHSA-48v2-596x-4jr9

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