TI-2002-02167 Aliases CVE-2002-2255 GHSA-cp55-952w-w99v

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in phpBB 2.0.3 and possibly…

LOW 23CWE-79Published 2007-10-14 · Updated 2024-08-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Partial · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in phpBB 2.0.3 and possibly earlier versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the search_username parameter in searchuser mode.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01436 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

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 · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:2.0.3:::::::*	2.0.3	Vulnerable	phpBB

cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·phpBB

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-2255
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cp55-952w-w99v

References

Exploit 1

20021203 Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability in phpBB 2.0.3

TI-2025-43137 Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerability in Phpbb phbb3 v.3.3.15 allows a local attacker… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2001-01423 prefs.php in phpBB 1.4.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2008-03086 Unspecified vulnerability in phpBB before 3.0.1 has unknown impact and attack vectors… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2008-01694 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in phpBB before 3.0.1 have unknown impact and attack… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2006-06909 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/not_mem.php in the Add Name module… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2019-12678 In phpBB before 3.1.7-PL1, includes/acp/acp_bbcodes.php has improper verification of a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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