Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-16808 is a stored cross-site scripting issue in Dolibarr through version 7.0.0. Malicious content could be saved in expense report comments or public/private notes and later run in another user's browser. The public source bundle does not provide CVSS, a fixed version, or evidence of active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-risk application security issue if legacy Dolibarr is still in use. Priority rises where expense reports are viewed by finance or administrative users. There is no supplied evidence of active exploitation, but stored XSS can expose sessions or sensitive workflows.
Technical view
The CVE describes stored XSS in Dolibarr's expense reports plugin, specifically expensereport/card.php, through the comments parameter or public/private note fields. Affected scope is stated only as Dolibarr through 7.0.0. No CWE, CVSS vector, patch details, or exploitation evidence are provided in the supplied sources.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely for organizations running Dolibarr 7.0.0 or earlier with the expense reports plugin enabled and user-editable comments or notes accessible to other users.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not indicate active exploitation, and CISA KEV status is false. Stored XSS can matter because content persists and may affect later viewers, but the provided evidence does not establish exploit maturity, privilege requirements, or real-world abuse.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: the CVE record names the vulnerable file and fields, while the provided source bundle lacks CVSS, CWE, fixed-release details, and exploit status. Avoid assuming affected versions beyond Dolibarr through 7.0.0 or claiming a patch without vendor confirmation.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Dolibarr deployments and identify versions through 7.0.0.
- Check Dolibarr project guidance for a confirmed fixed version or patch.
- Restrict access to expense reports until remediation is confirmed.
- Review expense report comments and notes for suspicious stored content.
- Prioritize remediation where privileged users view expense reports.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Dolibarr version is 7.0.0 or earlier.
- Confirm whether the expense reports plugin is enabled.
- Review expensereport/card.php handling of comments and note fields.
- Check application logs for unusual edits to expense reports.
- Verify remediation against Dolibarr guidance before closure.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/Dolibarr/dolibarr/issues/9449CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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