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
Published Dec 20, 2005
2.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.86%
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
No data.
- 2.0.18
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.86% (0.01861) | 78.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.86% (0.01861) | 76.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.42% (0.01415) | 79.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.67% (0.01674) | 88.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.48% (0.02475) | 88.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 78.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 76.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 55.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=113484567432679&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18125 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18252 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/29 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONRES
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/269 x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/21803 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=352966 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420537/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2991 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0010 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=113484567432679&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18125 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18252 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/29 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONRES | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/269 | x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/21803 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=352966 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420537/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2991 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0010 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
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