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CVE-2006-0438
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in phpBB 2.0.19, when Link to off-site Avatar or bbcode (IMG) are enabled, allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized actions as a logged in user via a link or IMG tag in a user profile, as demonstrated using links to (1) admin/admin_users.php and (2) modcp.php.
Published: Feb 6, 2006
Modified: Jun 16, 2026
CVSS Metrics
Affected Products (29)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| phpbb_group | phpbb | 2.0.0 |
| phpbb_group | phpbb | 2.0.1 |
| phpbb_group | phpbb | 2.0.2 |
| phpbb_group | phpbb | 2.0.3 |
| phpbb_group | phpbb | 2.0.4 |
| phpbb_group | phpbb | 2.0.5 |
| phpbb_group | phpbb | 2.0.6 |
| phpbb_group | phpbb | 2.0.6c |
| phpbb_group | phpbb | 2.0.6d |
| phpbb_group | phpbb | 2.0.7 |
| phpbb_group | phpbb | 2.0.7a |
| phpbb_group | phpbb | 2.0.8 |
| phpbb_group | phpbb | 2.0.8a |
| phpbb_group | phpbb | 2.0.9 |
| phpbb_group | phpbb | 2.0.10 |
| phpbb_group | phpbb | 2.0.11 |
| phpbb_group | phpbb | 2.0.12 |
| phpbb_group | phpbb | 2.0.13 |
| phpbb_group | phpbb | 2.0.14 |
| phpbb_group | phpbb | 2.0.15 |
…and 9 more
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-9gcp-v627-wxgc
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in phpBB 2.0.19, when Link to off-site Avatar or...
References (14)
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-February/041920.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18693 Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/31 Exploit
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/406
- http://www.osvdb.org/22929
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0445
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24497
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-February/041920.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18693 Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/31 Exploit
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/406
- http://www.osvdb.org/22929
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0445
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24497
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
5.0 / 10
EPSS Score
2.54%
Top 16% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
20.8 / 100
Data Sources
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