CVE-2005-4357

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Published Dec 20, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 2.6 Low EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpBB 2.0.18, when "Allowed HTML tags" is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary Javascript via a permitted HTML tag with " (quote) characters and active attributes such as onmouseover.

Affected Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-4352	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpBB 2.0.18, when "Allowed HTML tags" is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary Javascript via a permitted HTML tag with " (quote) characters and active attributes such as onmouseover.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.861% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=113484567432679&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/18125
http://secunia.com/advisories/18252
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/29
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/269
http://www.osvdb.org/21803
http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=352966
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420537/100/0/threaded
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2991
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0010

History

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Subscriptions

Phpbb Group Phpbb

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:46 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 20, 2005, 1:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:46 PM
Reserved: Dec 20, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:18 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 20, 2005, 1:03 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:18 PM

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