VDB-244307 · Submit #228345 · CVE-2023-5917

phpBB up to 3.3.10 Smiley Pack acp_icons.php main pak cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpBB up to 3.3.10. It has been rated as problematic. This 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. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-5917. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in phpBB up to 3.3.10 (Forum Software). 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 with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity.

The weakness was disclosed 11/02/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at phpbb.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-5917. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:phpBB/includes/acp/acp_icons.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 3.3.11 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch ccf6e6c255d38692d72fcb613b113e6eaa240aac is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Productinfo

Type

Forum Software

Name

phpBB

Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://www.phpbb.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6

VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.3
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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CNA Base Score: 2.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: phpBB 3.3.11
Patch: ccf6e6c255d38692d72fcb613b113e6eaa240aac

Timelineinfo

11/02/2023 🔍
11/02/2023 +0 days 🔍
11/02/2023 +0 days 🔍
11/30/2023 +28 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpbb.com

Advisory: ccf6e6c255d38692d72fcb613b113e6eaa240aac
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-5917 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-5917
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-244307

Entryinfo

Created: 11/02/2023 07:03
Updated: 11/30/2023 08:47
Changes: 11/02/2023 07:03 (45), 11/30/2023 08:43 (3), 11/30/2023 08:47 (28)
Complete: 🔍
Submitter: shin24
Cache ID: 216::103

Submitinfo

Accepted

Submit #228345: Authenticated path traversal to Stored XSS and Denial-of-Service (by shin24)