XSS in GNU Punbb

CVE-2021-28968

An issue was discovered in PunBB before 1.4.6. An XSS vulnerability in the [email] BBcode tag allows (with authentication) injecting arbitrary JavaScript into any forum message.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (41.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 41.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-28968: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-28968?
CVE-2021-28968 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GNU Punbb, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-03-22.
How severe is CVE-2021-28968?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.