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Last updated: 08 Mar 2025, 23:25 UTC
This page consolidates all known Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) associated with phpbb. We track both calendar-based metrics (using fixed periods) and rolling metrics (using gliding windows) to give you a comprehensive view of security trends and risk evolution. Use these insights to assess risk and plan your patching strategy.
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Total phpbb CVEs: 16
Earliest CVE date: 31 Jul 2001, 04:00 UTC
Latest CVE date: 02 Nov 2023, 11:15 UTC
Latest CVE reference: CVE-2023-5917
30-day Count (Rolling): 0
365-day Count (Rolling): 0
Calendar-based Variation
Calendar-based Variation compares a fixed calendar period (e.g., this month versus the same month last year), while Rolling Growth Rate uses a continuous window (e.g., last 30 days versus the previous 30 days) to capture trends independent of calendar boundaries.
Month Variation (Calendar): 0%
Year Variation (Calendar): -100.0%
Month Growth Rate (30-day Rolling): 0.0%
Year Growth Rate (365-day Rolling): -100.0%
Average CVSS: 6.3
Max CVSS: 10.0
Critical CVEs (≥9): 5
| Range | Count |
|---|---|
| 0.0-3.9 | 1 |
| 4.0-6.9 | 37 |
| 7.0-8.9 | 12 |
| 9.0-10.0 | 5 |
These are the five CVEs with the highest CVSS scores for phpbb, sorted by severity first and recency.
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in phpBB up to 3.3.10. This issue affects the function main of the file phpBB/includes/acp/acp_icons.php of the component Smiley Pack Handler. The manipulation of the argument pak leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 3.3.11 is able to address this issue. The patch is named ccf6e6c255d38692d72fcb613b113e6eaa240aac. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-244307.
A vulnerability exists in phpBB <v3.2.10 and <v3.3.1 which allowed remote image dimensions check to be used to SSRF.
phpBB 3.2.7 allows adding an arbitrary Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequence to a page through BBCode.
Missing form token validation in phpBB 3.2.7 allows CSRF in deleting post attachments.
phpBB 3.2.8 allows a CSRF attack that can approve pending group memberships.
phpBB 3.2.8 allows a CSRF attack that can modify a group avatar.
phpbb 3.0.x-3.0.6 has an XSS vulnerability via the [flash] BB tag.
In phpBB before 3.1.7-PL1, includes/acp/acp_bbcodes.php has improper verification of a CSRF token on the BBCode page in the Administration Control Panel. An actual CSRF attack is possible if an attacker also manages to retrieve the session id of a reauthenticated administrator prior to targeting them.
phpBB version 3.2.7 allows the stealing of an Administration Control Panel session id by leveraging CSRF in the Remote Avatar feature. The CSRF Token Hijacking leads to stored XSS
Server side request forgery (SSRF) in phpBB before 3.2.6 allows checking for the existence of files and services on the local network of the host through the remote avatar upload function.
The fulltext search component in phpBB before 3.2.6 allows Denial of Service.
Passing an absolute path to a file_exists check in phpBB before 3.2.4 allows Remote Code Execution through Object Injection by employing Phar deserialization when an attacker has access to the Admin Control Panel with founder permissions.
phpBB version 3.2.0 is vulnerable to SSRF in the Remote Avatar function resulting allowing an attacker to perform port scanning, requesting internal content and potentially attacking such internal services via the web application.
Open redirect vulnerability in phpBB before 3.0.14 and 3.1.x before 3.1.4 allows remote attackers to redirect users of Google Chrome to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via unspecified vectors.
The message_options function in includes/ucp/ucp_pm_options.php in phpBB before 3.0.13 does not properly validate the form key, which allows remote attackers to conduct CSRF attacks and change the full folder setting via unspecified vectors.
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."
Unspecified vulnerability in posting.php in phpBB before 3.0.5 has unknown impact and attack vectors related to the use of a "forum id" in circumstances related to a "global announcement."
feed.php in phpBB 3.0.7 before 3.0.7-PL1 does not properly check permissions for feeds, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified attack vectors related to permission settings on a private forum.
phpBB 2.0.23 includes the session ID in a request to modcp.php when the moderator or administrator closes a thread, which allows remote attackers to hijack the session via a post in the thread containing a URL to a remotely hosted image, which might include the session ID in the Referer header.
Unspecified vulnerability in phpBB before 3.0.4 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via unknown vectors related to the lack of password prompts for a private message that quotes a post in a password-protected forum.
Unspecified vulnerability in phpBB before 3.0.4 allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and activate de-activated accounts via unknown vectors.
The search function in phpBB 2.x provides a search_id value that leaks the state of PHP's PRNG, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information, as demonstrated by a cross-application attack against WordPress, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-0632.
Unspecified vulnerability in phpBB before 3.0.1 has unknown impact and attack vectors related to "urls gone through redirect() being used within login_box()."
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in phpBB before 3.0.1 have unknown impact and attack vectors, related to "two minor security-related bugs."
Directory traversal vulnerability in forum/irc/irc.php in the PJIRC 0.5 module for phpBB allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the phpEx parameter.
Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/admin_xs.php in eXtreme Styles module (XS-Mod) 2.3.1 and 2.4.0 for phpBB allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the phpEx parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in the 123 Flash Chat Module for phpBB allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter to (1) 123flashchat.php and (2) phpbb_login_chat.php. NOTE: CVE disputes this issue because $phpbb_root_path is explicitly set to "./" in both programs
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in privmsg.php in phpBB 2.0.22 allows remote attackers to delete private messages (PM) as arbitrary users via a deleteall action.
SQL injection vulnerability in garage.php in phpBB Garage 1.2.0 Beta3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the make_id parameter in a search action in browse mode.
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in directory.php in the Multi-Forums (aka Multi Host Forum Pro) module 1.3.3, for phpBB and Invision Power Board (IPB or IP.Board), allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) go and (2) cat parameters.
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/openid/Auth/OpenID/BBStore.php in phpBB Openid 0.2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the openid_root_path parameter.
Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in phpBB Plus 1.53, and 1.53a before 20070922, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter to (1) language/lang_german/lang_admin_album.php, (2) language/lang_english/lang_main_album.php, and (3) language/lang_english/lang_admin_album.php, different vectors than CVE-2007-5009.
SQL injection vulnerability in links.php in the Links MOD 1.2.2 and earlier for phpBB 2.0.22 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the start parameter in a search action.
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in link_main.php in the SupaNav 1.0.0 module for phpBB allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter.
SQL injection vulnerability in the IP-Search functionality in the IP-Tracking Mod for phpBB 2.0.x allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the Search Query field.
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in mutant_functions.php in the Mutant 0.9.2 portal for phpBB 2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter.
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/functions.php in the Dimension module of phpBB allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter. NOTE: this may be the same issue as CVE-2006-5235.
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/not_mem.php in the Add Name module for PHP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter.
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/bb_usage_stats.php in maluinfo 206.2.38 for Brazilian PHPBB allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the phpbb_root_path parameter. NOTE: this might be the same issues as CVE-2006-4893.
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/functions_mod_user.php in phpBB Import Tools Mod 0.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter.
phpBB 2.0.20 does not properly verify user-specified input variables used as limits to SQL queries, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a negative LIMIT specification, as demonstrated by the start parameter to memberlist.php, which reveals the SQL query in the resulting error message.
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in config.php in phpBB ezBoard converter (ezconvert) 0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the ezconvert_dir parameter.
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in zufallscodepart.php in AMAZONIA MOD for phpBB allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in toplist.php in PhpBB Toplist 1.3.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or web script via the (1) Name and (2) Information fields when adding a new site (toplistnew action).
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in archive/archive_topic.php in pbpbb archive for search engines (SearchIndexer) (aka phpBBSEI) for phpBB allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter.
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/functions_mod_user.php in the ACP User Registration (MMW) 1.00 module for phpBB allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter.
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/antispam.php in the SpamBlockerMODv 1.0.2 and earlier module for phpBB allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter.
Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in the Journals System module 1.0.2 (RC2) and earlier for phpBB allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter in (1) includes/journals_delete.php, (2) includes/journals_post.php, or (3) includes/journals_edit.php.
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/functions_static_topics.php in the Nivisec Static Topics module for phpBB 1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter.
SQL injection vulnerability in privmsg.php in phpBB 2.0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the mark[] parameter.
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in quick_reply.php for phpBB Advanced Quick Reply Hack 1.0.0 and 1.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the phpbb_root_path parameter.
phpBB 2.0 through 2.0.3 generates names for uploaded avatar files with the hex-encoded IP address of the client system, which allows remote attackers to obtain client IP addresses.
phpinfo.php in phpBBmod 1.3.3 executes the phpinfo function, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive environment information.
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.
prefs.php in phpBB 1.4.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via an invalid language value, which prevents the variables (1) $l_statsblock in prefs.php or (2) $l_privnotify in auth.php from being properly initialized, which can be modified by the user and later used in an eval statement.