CVE-2023-5917

mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.005 · 44 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.53% (44th) EPSS
CVSS 6.1 · medium
Is it mine?
14 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · osv · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

6.1
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.4–6.1

v3.16.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 2.7
v2.03.3lowAV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:Nsecondary · cna@vuldb.comexploitability 6.4 · impact 2.9
v3.02.4lowCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:Nsecondary · OSV
v3.12.4lowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.12.4lowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:Nsecondary · cna@vuldb.comexploitability 0.9 · impact 1.4
v3.15.6mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-79USCWE-79US
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affected products (14)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • GHSA-gmx8-8rff-qv6qphpBB's Smiley Pack acp_icons.php main pack vulnerable to cross site scripting2023-11-02ghsa · osvUS

    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 pack 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.

  • BIT-phpbb-2023-59172024-03-06vendor · osvUS

    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.

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also known as (5)

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sources

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cnnvdenisa_euvdosvnvdNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2023-11-02modified 2026-06-17
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references (18)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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