CVE-2023-39612

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Published Sep 16, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 9.0 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in FileBrowser before v2.23.0 allows an authenticated attacker to escalate privileges to Administrator via user interaction with a crafted HTML file or URL.

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:filebrowser:filebrowser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2023-43321	A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in FileBrowser before v2.23.0 allows an authenticated attacker to escalate privileges to Administrator via user interaction with a crafted HTML file or URL.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.878% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://febin0x4e4a.wordpress.com/2023/09/15/xss-in-filebrowser-leads-to-admin-account-takeover-in-filebrowser/
https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/commit/b508ac3d4f7f0f75d6b49c99bdc661a6d2173f30
https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/issues/2570

History

Sep 25, 2024 4:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Filebrowser Filebrowser

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 25, 2024, 3:53 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 16, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Sep 25, 2024, 3:53 PM
Reserved: Aug 7, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:18 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:18 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM

Status: Analyzed
Published: Sep 16, 2023, 1:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM

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