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.

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 3.3 LOW

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

3.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 6.4 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication MULTIPLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb/commit/ccf6e6c255d38692d72fcb613b113e6eaa240aac	Patch
https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb/releases/tag/release-3.3.11	Release Notes
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.244307	Permissions Required VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.244307	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.phpbb.com/	Product
https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=2646991	Release Notes

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

29 Feb 2024, 01:42

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-11-02 11:15

Updated : 2024-05-17 02:33

NVD link : CVE-2023-5917

Mitre link : CVE-2023-5917

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-5917

JSON object : View

Products Affected

phpbb

phpbb

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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