VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-39851
webchess v1.0 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the $playerID parameter at mainmenu.php.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 0.85%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.85%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
webchess v1.0 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the $playerID parameter at mainmenu.php. NOTE: this is disputed by a third party who indicates that the playerID is a session variable controlled by the server, and thus cannot be used for exploitation.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.85% probability · 56th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- webchess project/webchess
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/KLSEHB/vulnerability-report/blob/main/webchess_CVE-2023-39851Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/webchessProduct
- https://github.com/KLSEHB/vulnerability-report/blob/main/webchess_CVE-2023-39851Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/webchessProduct
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.