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TI-2005-03238 Aliases CVE-2005-3415GHSA-2vjg-mqpc-fcrj

phpBB 2.0.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms that…

Priority LOW 37Published · 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

phpBB 2.0.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms that deregister global variables by setting both a GET/POST/COOKIE (GPC) variable and a GLOBALS[] variable with the same name, which causes phpBB to unset the GLOBALS[] variable but not the GPC variable.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02367 83rd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 27

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0VulnerablePhpbb Group
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerablePhpbb Group
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerablePhpbb Group
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3VulnerablePhpbb Group
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.4VulnerablePhpbb Group
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.5VulnerablePhpbb Group
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.6VulnerablePhpbb Group
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.6c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.6cVulnerablePhpbb Group
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.6d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.6dVulnerablePhpbb Group
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.7VulnerablePhpbb 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:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Phpbb Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Phpbb Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·Phpbb Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·Phpbb Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·Phpbb Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.6 Vulnerable ·Phpbb Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.6c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.6c Vulnerable ·Phpbb Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.6d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.6d Vulnerable ·Phpbb Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.7 Vulnerable ·Phpbb Group
Show 17 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.7aVulnerablePhpbb Group
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.8VulnerablePhpbb Group
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.8a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.8aVulnerablePhpbb Group
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.9VulnerablePhpbb Group
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.10VulnerablePhpbb Group
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.11VulnerablePhpbb Group
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.12VulnerablePhpbb Group
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.13VulnerablePhpbb Group
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.14VulnerablePhpbb Group
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.15VulnerablePhpbb Group
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.16VulnerablePhpbb Group
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.17VulnerablePhpbb Group
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0_beta1VulnerablePhpbb Group
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0_rc1VulnerablePhpbb Group
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0_rc2VulnerablePhpbb Group
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0_rc3VulnerablePhpbb Group
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0_rc4VulnerablePhpbb Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.7a Vulnerable ·Phpbb Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.8 Vulnerable ·Phpbb Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.8a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.8a Vulnerable ·Phpbb Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.9 Vulnerable ·Phpbb Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.10 Vulnerable ·Phpbb Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.11 Vulnerable ·Phpbb Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.12 Vulnerable ·Phpbb Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.13 Vulnerable ·Phpbb Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.14 Vulnerable ·Phpbb Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.15 Vulnerable ·Phpbb Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.16 Vulnerable ·Phpbb Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.17 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

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-3415
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2vjg-mqpc-fcrj

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • 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
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Sources

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