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TI-2023-05449 Aliases CVE-2023-5917GHSA-gmx8-8rff-qv6q

phpBB Smiley Pack acp_icons.php main cross site scripting

Priority LOW 28CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

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

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00623 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed phpbb/phpbb (Packagist): 3.3.11

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—phpBB3.3.0; 3.3.1; 3.3.2; 3.3.3; 3.3.4; 3.3.5; 3.3.6; 3.3.7; 3.3.8; 3.3.9; 3.3.10—No fix listedCNA
—phpbb/phpbb (Packagist)before 3.3.113.3.11Patch availableGHSA-gmx8-8rff-qv6q
  • phpBB Vendor— Affected 3.3.0; 3.3.1; 3.3.2; 3.3.3; 3.3.4; 3.3.5; 3.3.6; 3.3.7; 3.3.8; 3.3.9; 3.3.10 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • phpbb/phpbb (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 3.3.11 Fixed in 3.3.11 Patch available GHSA-gmx8-8rff-qv6q

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.3.11VulnerablephpBB
  • cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.3.11 Vulnerable ·phpBB

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-gmx8-8rff-qv6q phpbb/phpbb (Packagist) Fixed in 3.3.11 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5917
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gmx8-8rff-qv6q
  3. 2026-11-05 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

Other 5

  • TI-2025-43137 Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerability in Phpbb phbb3 v.3.3.15 allows a local attacker… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2001-01423 prefs.php in phpBB 1.4.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2008-03086 Unspecified vulnerability in phpBB before 3.0.1 has unknown impact and attack vectors… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-01694 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in phpBB before 3.0.1 have unknown impact and attack… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2006-06909 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/not_mem.php in the Add Name module… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-12678 In phpBB before 3.1.7-PL1, includes/acp/acp_bbcodes.php has improper verification of a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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