Arbitrary CSS Injection in phpBB Forums
CVE-2019-16108

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

PHPbb

Status
PHPbb
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 March 2020

What is CVE-2019-16108?

phpBB version 3.2.7 is vulnerable to an arbitrary Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) injection attack, where an attacker can manipulate website layouts and potentially execute malicious designs via BBCode. This vulnerability allows for the inclusion of unauthorized CSS token sequences, which could lead to visual manipulation or other security concerns for users interacting with affected pages.

References

https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=2523271
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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