Vulnerability in phpBB Group
CVE-2005-1193
The bbencode_second_pass and make_clickable functions in bbcode.php for phpBB before 2.0.15, as used in viewtopic.php, privmsg.php, and other scripts, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary script via a BBcode tag with a (1) javascript:, (2) applet:, (3) about:, (4) activex:, (5) chrome:, or (6) script: URI scheme, as demonstrated using the URL tag.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.164 (96.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.164 · newest: 0.164 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- phpBB Group — versions 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
References
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/113196 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/15298 (Patch, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/13545 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php (Patch)
- castlecops.com/t123194-.html
- seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2005/May/0098.html (mailing-list)
- securitytracker.com/id (Patch, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20574 (vdb-entry)