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    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.

    Published:Nov 2, 2023
    Last Modified:Feb 27, 2025
    EPS:Nov 2, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.00086
    CVSS Score:2.4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Phpbb
    Product
    Phpbb

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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