CVE-2015-1431

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Published Feb 10, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

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."

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-1566	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."

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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.

Exploit prediction score: 2.7% (2.746% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/373
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72405
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100670
https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb/commit/eaeb88133f1f028fa06f0ebe5639668436fd469e
https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb/pull/3316
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-25
https://tracker.phpbb.com/browse/PHPBB3-13531
https://wiki.phpbb.com/Release_Highlights/3.0.13

History

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Subscriptions

Phpbb Phpbb

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:40 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 10, 2015, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:40 AM
Reserved: Jan 31, 2015, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:22 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 10, 2015, 5:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:22 AM

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