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TI-2023-17084 Aliases CVE-2023-34249

benjjvi/PyBB may send unsanitized request to SQL database

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.

Summary

benjjvi/PyBB is an open source bulletin board. Prior to commit dcaeccd37198ecd3e41ea766d1099354b60d69c2, benjjvi/PyBB is vulnerable to SQL Injection. This vulnerability has been fixed as of commit dcaeccd37198ecd3e41ea766d1099354b60d69c2. As a workaround, a user may be able to update the software manually to avoid this problem by sanitizing user queries to `BulletinDatabaseModule.py`.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0062 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
benjjviPyBB< dcaeccd37198ecd3e41ea766d1099354b60d69c2—No fix listedCNA
  • PyBB Vendorbenjjvi Affected < dcaeccd37198ecd3e41ea766d1099354b60d69c2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pybb_project:pybb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.1.0VulnerablePybb Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:pybb_project:pybb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.1.0 Vulnerable ·Pybb Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-34249

References

  • TI-2023-17286 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Availability in PyBB CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4

Sources

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