CVE-2023-5917

low-risk
Published 2023-11-02

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.09% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 2.4/10 Low
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Phpbb

Affected Vendors

Phpbb

References (12)

Patch https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb/commit/ccf6e6c255d38692d72fcb613b113e6eaa240aac
Release Notes https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb/releases/tag/release-3.3.11
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.244307
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.244307
Product https://www.phpbb.com/
Release Notes https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=2646991
Patch https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb/commit/ccf6e6c255d38692d72fcb613b113e6eaa240aac
Release Notes https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb/releases/tag/release-3.3.11
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.244307
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.244307
Product https://www.phpbb.com/
Release Notes https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=2646991
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low-risk
Severity 13/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal