CVE-2023-5917

MEDIUM EPSS 40.4%
Published Nov 2, 20232y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
6.1 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Nov 2, 2023 2y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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 Details

Base Score
6.1
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
2.7
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
40.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting Injection

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
phpbbphpbb* <3.3.11

References 6

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

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb/commit/ccf6e6c255d38692d72fcb613b113e6eaa240aac
    Patch