CVE-2020-5501 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

phpBB 3.2.8 allows a CSRF attack that can modify a group avatar.

Published: 2020-01-14

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very 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 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:3.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-3605	phpBB 3.2.8 allows a CSRF attack that can modify a group avatar.
Github GHSA	GHSA-cpqc-g4r8-6hxg	phpBB Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00375.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://blog.phpbb.com/category/security/
https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2534536

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Phpbb Phpbb

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-01-14T23:57:43.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T08:30:24.287Z

Reserved: 2020-01-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-5501

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-01-15T00:15:13.807

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:21:30.327

Link: CVE-2020-5501

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-352
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

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