CVE-2002-0475 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in phpBB 1.4.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Javascript on web clients by embedding the script within an IMG image tag while editing a message.

Published: 2002-06-11

Score: 5.1 Medium

EPSS: 1.3% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.4.4:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-0472	Cross-site scripting vulnerability in phpBB 1.4.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Javascript on web clients by embedding the script within an IMG image tag while editing a message.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01329.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7459.php
http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/6W00Q202UM.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4379

History

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Subscriptions

Phpbb Group Phpbb

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-06-11T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:49:28.521Z

Reserved: 2002-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-0475

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-08-12T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:57:31.007

Link: CVE-2002-0475

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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