Vulnerability Name:

CCN-10696

Published:2002-11-25
Updated:2002-11-25
Summary:phpBB is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper filtering of HTML tags. A remote attacker could embed malicious script within HTML tags in a forum message, which would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site, once the message is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
CVSS v3 Severity:3.7 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
2.4 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:H/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Aug 18 2003 - 14:56:59 CDT
XSS vulnerability in phpBB

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, 2002-11-25 8:51:57
[Sec-Tec Advisory] Local scripting vulnerability in phpBB

Source: CCN
Type: phpBB Web site
phpBB:: Creating Communities

Source: CCN
Type: BID-6248
phpBB Script Injection Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
phpbb-forum-msg-xss(10696)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:phpbb:phpbb:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    phpbb phpbb 2.0.3
    phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.4
    phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.5