Description
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in phpBB 2.0.0 (phpBB2) allows remote attackers to execute Javascript as other phpBB users by including a http:// and a double-quote (") in the [IMG] tag, which bypasses phpBB's security check, terminates the src parameter of the resulting HTML IMG tag, and injects the script.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- PHPBB2 - Image Tag HTML Injection EDB-21486 · webapps · May 26, 2002 · verified
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References
- 4858 vdb-entry
- 20020526 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability in phpBB2's [IMG] tag and remote avatar mailing-list
- phpbb-bbcode-image-css(9178) vdb-entry