{"id":"CVE-2026-23836","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-23836","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T02:20:56.055Z","title":"A problem introduced in April 2024 in version 3.1 led to inadequately sanitized code generation for HotCRP formulas which allowed users to trigger the execution of arbitrary PHP code.","description":"HotCRP is conference review software. A problem introduced in April 2024 in version 3.1 led to inadequately sanitized code generation for HotCRP formulas which allowed users to trigger the execution of arbitrary PHP code. The problem is patched in release version 3.2.","published":"2026-01-19T18:16:06.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T10:22:11.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security-advisories@github.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-20"],"affected":["hotcrp/hotcrp"],"epss":{"score":0.00456,"percentile":0.3936,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/kohler/hotcrp/commit/4674fcfbb76511072a1145dad620756fc1d4b4e9","tags":["Patch"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/kohler/hotcrp/commit/bfc7e0db15df6ed6d544a639020d2ce05a5f0834","tags":["Patch"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/kohler/hotcrp/security/advisories/GHSA-hpqh-j6qx-x57h","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23836","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}