Vulnerability in phpBB Group
CVE-2005-0259
phpBB 2.0.11, and possibly other versions, with remote avatars and avatar uploading enabled, allows local users to read arbitrary files by providing both a local and remote location for an avatar, then modifying the "Upload Avatar from a URL:" field to reference the target file.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.020 (80.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- phpBB Group — versions 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
References
- secunia.com/advisories/14362/ (third-party-advisory)
- www.idefense.com/application/poi/display (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-02.xml (vendor-advisory)
- www.phpbb.com/support/documents.php (Vendor Advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/774686 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)