What is CVE-2023-39851?

CVE-2023-39851 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Webchess Project, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-08-15.

How severe is CVE-2023-39851?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

SQL Injection in Webchess Project

CVE-2023-39851

webchess v1.0 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the $playerID parameter at mainmenu.php. NOTE: this is disputed by a third party who indicates that the playerID is a session variable controlled by the server, and thus cannot be used for exploitation.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.007 (49.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Webchess_project Webchess — versions 1.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

cve@mitre.org (Product)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-39851?: CVE-2023-39851 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Webchess Project, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-08-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-39851?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.