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TI-2021-09893 Aliases CVE-2021-28968GHSA-8grx-rjm9-f6qq

An issue was discovered in PunBB before 1.4.6.

Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

An issue was discovered in PunBB before 1.4.6. An XSS vulnerability in the [email] BBcode tag allows (with authentication) injecting arbitrary JavaScript into any forum message.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00538 45th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:punbb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.4.6VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:punbb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.4.6 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-28968
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8grx-rjm9-f6qq

References

Advisory 1

Sources

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