CSRF in Phpbb
CVE-2019-16993
In phpBB before 3.1.7-PL1, includes/acp/acp_bbcodes.php has improper verification of a CSRF token on the BBCode page in the Administration Control Panel. An actual CSRF attack is possible if an attacker also manages to retrieve the session…
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
EPSS: 0.008 (52.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Phpbb
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-16993?
- CVE-2019-16993 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpbb, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-09-30.
- How severe is CVE-2019-16993?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.