CVE-2021-3172

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Published Feb 17, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue in Php-Fusion v9.03.90 fixed in v9.10.00 allows authenticated attackers to cause a Distributed Denial of Service via the Polling feature.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:php-fusion:php-fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-26515	An issue in Php-Fusion v9.03.90 fixed in v9.10.00 allows authenticated attackers to cause a Distributed Denial of Service via the Polling feature.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.645% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/PHPFusion/PHPFusion/commit/7b8df6925cc7cfd8585d4f34d9120ff3a2e5753e
https://github.com/PHPFusion/PHPFusion/issues/2351

History

Mar 19, 2025 2:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-732
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Php-fusion Php-fusion

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 19, 2025, 2:09 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 17, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Mar 19, 2025, 2:09 PM
Reserved: Jan 18, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 4:45 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 4:45 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:04 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 17, 2023, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:04 AM

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