Security
Security
phpBB is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack that could allow arbitrary scripting code execution.
| Package | www-apps/phpBB on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 2.0.15 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 2.0.15 |
phpBB is an Open Source bulletin board package.
phpBB is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting vulnerability due to improper sanitization of user supplied input. Coupled with poor validation of BBCode URLs which may be included in a forum post, an unsuspecting user may follow a posted link triggering the vulnerability.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could cause arbitrary scripting code to be executed in the browser of a user.
There are no known workarounds at this time.
All phpBB users should upgrade to the latest version:
emerge --sync emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/phpBB-2.0.15"
Release date
May 14, 2005
Latest revision
May 14, 2005: 01
Severity
normal
Exploitable
remote
Bugzilla entries