WebChess 1.0 allows SQL injection via the messageFrom, gameID, opponent, messageID, or to parameter.
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
WebChess 1.0 allows SQL injection via the messageFrom, gameID, opponent, messageID, or to parameter.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0099 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:webchess_project:webchess:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Webchess Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:webchess_project:webchess:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Webchess Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-20896
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-64vj-5q8m-pq97
References
More Webchess Project Webchess vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-20802 webchess v1.0 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the $playerID… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-09089 WebChess through 0.9.0 and 1.0.0.rc2 allows SQL injection: mainmenu.php, chess.php, and… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-20896 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-20896 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-64vj-5q8m-pq97 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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