CVE-2023-3538 SimplePHPscripts Photo Gallery PHP URL Parameter preview.php cross site scripting
Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the preview.php URL parameter in SimplePHPscripts Photo Gallery PHP, potentially compromising user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-3538?
CVE-2023-3538 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SimplePHPscripts Photo Gallery PHP, published on 7 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in SimplePHPscripts Photo Gallery PHP 2.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /preview.php of the component URL Parameter Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. VDB-233290 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3538?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Simplephpscripts Photo Gallery Php.
How do I fix CVE-2023-3538?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3538 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2023-3538 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3538 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3w24-3vx9-wgrg.