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CVE-2023-0549 — A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in YAFNET up to 3.1.10

Medium CVSS 5.4

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 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.

Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.4 (3.1)
Published
2023-01-27
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-79

Affected products

  • yetanotherforum / yaf.net

Matched remediation archetype

Cross-site scripting and unsafe browser output

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Check exposure

  • Trace reflected, stored, and DOM-derived untrusted values into HTML, attributes, URLs, styles, scripts, and client-side template sinks.
  • Identify affected origins, authenticated user roles, sensitive browser capabilities, and where content is shared across tenants.
  • Review framework escaping, rich-text sanitization, legacy templates, and client-side rendering paths.

Remediate safely

  • Use context-aware framework output encoding and safe DOM APIs; keep untrusted data out of executable contexts.
  • Sanitize intentionally supported markup with a maintained allowlist policy and validate URLs and attributes separately.
  • Update affected rendering components and add tests for every output context using inert sentinel markup.

Authoritative sources

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