CVE-2023-0549
Published: 27 January 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-0549 is a low-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Yetanotherforum Yaf.Net. Its CVSS base score is 3.5 (Low).
Operationally, ranked in the top 38.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-12594
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in YAFNET up to 3.1.10. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /forum/PostPrivateMessage of the component Private Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument subject/message leads to cross…
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site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.1.11 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 2237a9d552e258a43570bb478a92a5505e7c8797. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-219665 was assigned to this vulnerability.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.