What is CVE-2020-5501?

CVE-2020-5501 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpbb, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2020-01-15.

How severe is CVE-2020-5501?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

CSRF in Phpbb

CVE-2020-5501

phpBB 3.2.8 allows a CSRF attack that can modify a group avatar.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.004 (30.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Phpbb — versions 3.2.8
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5501?: CVE-2020-5501 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpbb, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2020-01-15.
How severe is CVE-2020-5501?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.