# CVE-2023-39612: A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in FileBrowser before v2.23.0 allows an authenticated attacker to escalate privileges to Administ

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-09-16 · Updated: 2024-09-25

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/issues/2570
- https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/commit/b508ac3d4f7f0f75d6b49c99bdc661a6d2173f30
- https://febin0x4e4a.wordpress.com/2023/09/15/xss-in-filebrowser-leads-to-admin-account-takeover-in-filebrowser/

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