XSS in Phpbb
CVE-2023-5917
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in phpBB up to 3.3.10. This issue affects the function main of the file phpBB/includes/acp/acp_icons.php of the component Smiley Pack Handler. The manipulation of the argument pak leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 3.3.11 is able to address this issue. The patch is named ccf6e6c255d38692d72fcb613b113e6eaa240aac. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-244307.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.005 (41.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 2.4 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Phpbb
- N/a Phpbb — versions 3.3.0, 3.3.1, 3.3.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cna@vuldb.com (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (related, Release Notes)
- cna@vuldb.com (Patch, patch)
- cna@vuldb.com (Release Notes, patch)
- cna@vuldb.com (Product, product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-5917?
- CVE-2023-5917 is a low-severity vulnerability in Phpbb, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 2.4/10. Published 2023-11-02.
- How severe is CVE-2023-5917?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-5917 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.