CVE-2023-22959
WebChess through 0.9.0 and 1.0.0.rc2 allows SQL injection: mainmenu.php, chess.php, and opponentspassword.php (txtFirstName, txtLastName).
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.7%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
WebChess through 0.9.0 and 1.0.0.rc2 allows SQL injection: mainmenu.php, chess.php, and opponentspassword.php (txtFirstName, txtLastName).
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 13.70% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- webchess project/webchess
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 13.7% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/chenan224/webchess_sqli_pocExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/webchess/bugs/84/Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/chenan224/webchess_sqli_pocExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/webchess/bugs/84/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.