CVE-2023-3539 SimplePHPscripts Simple Forum PHP URL Parameter preview.php cross site scripting
Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the preview.php URL parameter in Simple Forum 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-2023-3539?
CVE-2023-3539 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SimplePHPscripts Simple Forum 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, which was classified as problematic, has been found in SimplePHPscripts Simple Forum PHP 2.7. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /preview.php of the component URL Parameter Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-233291.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3539?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Simplephpscripts Simple Forum Php.
How do I fix CVE-2023-3539?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3539 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-2023-3539 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3539 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pg79-8xqf-c7r2.