CVE-2023-39851

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Published Aug 15, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:webchess_project:webchess:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2023-43551	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

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% (0.846% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/KLSEHB/vulnerability-report/blob/main/webchess_CVE-2023-39851
https://sourceforge.net/projects/webchess

History

Jul 11, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00161}`	epss `{'score': 0.00166}`

Jul 3, 2025 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Webchess Project Webchess

Weaknesses

CWE-89

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jul 3, 2025, 2:12 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 15, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Jul 3, 2025, 2:12 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: Modified
Published: Aug 15, 2023, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM

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