CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0902

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

phpBB 2.0.0 has a cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute Javascript as other phpBB users by injecting malicious code in the [IMG] tag using a http:// address and a double quote.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to session hijacking and other attacks on phpBB users, posing a threat to data security and system integrity.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade phpBB to the latest version that addresses this vulnerability and to review and filter input data in HTML tags.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in phpBB 2.0.0 (phpBB2) allows remote attackers to execute Javascript as other phpBB users by including a http:// and a double-quote (") in the [IMG] tag, which bypasses phpBB's security check, terminates the src parameter of the resulting HTML IMG tag, and injects the script.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS