CSRF Vulnerability in phpBB 3.2.8
CVE-2020-5502

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

PHPbb

Status
PHPbb
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 January 2020

What is CVE-2020-5502?

A Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability exists in phpBB version 3.2.8, enabling an attacker to exploit this flaw and approve pending group memberships without proper authorization. This could lead to unwanted changes in user group affiliations, undermining user control and security within the phpBB community forum environment.

References

https://blog.phpbb.com/category/security/
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https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2534536
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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