Cross-site scripting vulnerability in phpBB 2.0.0 (phpBB2) allows remote attackers to…
Priority MEDIUM 43Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in phpBB 2.0.0 (phpBB2) allows remote attackers to execute Javascript as other phpBB users by including a http:// and a double-quote (") in the [IMG] tag, which bypasses phpBB's security check, terminates the src parameter of the resulting HTML IMG tag, and injects the script.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.07157 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 | Vulnerable | Phpbb Group |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0_beta1 | Vulnerable | Phpbb Group |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0_rc1 | Vulnerable | Phpbb Group |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0_rc2 | Vulnerable | Phpbb Group |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0_rc3 | Vulnerable | Phpbb Group |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0_rc4 | Vulnerable | Phpbb Group |
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Phpbb Group
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0_beta1 Vulnerable ·Phpbb Group
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0_rc1 Vulnerable ·Phpbb Group
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0_rc2 Vulnerable ·Phpbb Group
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0_rc3 Vulnerable ·Phpbb Group
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0_rc4 Vulnerable ·Phpbb Group
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0902
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m847-cc8r-22w3
References
Patch 1
More Phpbb Group Phpbb vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-01974 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in viewtopic.php in phpBB 2.0.15 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-01193 viewtopic.php in phpBB 2.x before 2.0.11 improperly URL decodes the highlight parameter… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2002-00458 db.php in phpBB 2.0 (aka phpBB2) RC-3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2005-01131 The bbencode_second_pass and make_clickable functions in bbcode.php for phpBB before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2002-02089 SQL injection vulnerability in Gender MOD 1.1.3 allows remote attackers to gain… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-01631 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/usercp_register.php in phpBB 2.0.19… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2002-0902 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-0902 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m847-cc8r-22w3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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