CVE-2023-39612
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in FileBrowser before v2.23.0 allows an authenticated...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used 9.0
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-39612- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-39612- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-43321No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2023-43321- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pc36-r7r4-c3rv 9.0
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in FileBrowser before v2.23.0 allows an authenticated...
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.
- Record
GHSA-pc36-r7r4-c3rv- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-39612- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-39612 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Filebrowser, published September 16, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.88%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/issues/2570
github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/commit/b508ac3d4f7f0f75d6b49c99bdc661a6d2173f30
febin0x4e4a.wordpress.com/2023/09/15/xss-in-filebrowser-leads-to-admin-account-takeover-in-filebrowser
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39612
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pc36-r7r4-c3rv
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/39xxx/CVE-2023-39612.json