CVE-2023-22856

Stored cross-site scripting in BlogEngine.NET version 3.3.8.0

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Published Mar 6, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BlogEngine.NET 3.3.8.0, allows injection of arbitrary JavaScript in the security context of a blog visitor through an upload of a specially crafted file.

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

BlogEngine.NET

BlogEngine.NET

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.3.8.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:blogengine:blogengine.net:3.3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2023-26966	A stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BlogEngine.NET 3.3.8.0, allows injection of arbitrary JavaScript in the security context of a blog visitor through an upload of a specially crafted file.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

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% (0.375% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://www.themissinglink.com.au/security-advisories/cve-2023-22856

History

Mar 5, 2025 8:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Blogengine Blogengine.net

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 5, 2025, 7:46 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: TML
Published: Mar 6, 2023, 6:23 AM
Updated: Mar 5, 2025, 7:46 PM
Reserved: Jan 9, 2023, 5:24 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:20 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:20 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:36 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 6, 2023, 7:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:36 AM

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