TI-2015-01299 Aliases CVE-2015-1431 GHSA-g7hv-rvv9-qcg3

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in includes/startup.php in phpBB before 3.0.13…

LOW 25CWE-79Published 2015-02-10 · Updated 2024-08-06

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 includes/startup.php in phpBB before 3.0.13 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to "Relative Path Overwrite."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02746 86th 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 · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb::::::::	up to 3.0.12	Vulnerable	phpBB

cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.0.12 Vulnerable ·phpBB

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-1431
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g7hv-rvv9-qcg3

References

Advisory 1

GLSA-201701-25

Other 5

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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