Critical severity · published Sep 16, 2023
CVE-2023-39612
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…
9.0
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 59% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FI
Filebrowser · Filebrowser
before 2.25.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39612
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39612
Exploit
https://febin0x4e4a.wordpress.com/2023/09/15/xss-in-filebrowser-leads-to-admin-account-takeover-in-filebrowser/
Patch
https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/commit/b508ac3d4f7f0f75d6b49c99bdc661a6d2173f30
Exploit
https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/issues/2570
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