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."
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | phpbb3 | 3.0.12-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | — |
References
- https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb/pull/3316
- https://tracker.phpbb.com/browse/PHPBB3-13531
- [oss-security] 20150131 Re: CVE request: phpbb3 CSRF and CSS injection mailing-list
- https://wiki.phpbb.com/Release_Highlights/3.0.13
- GLSA-201701-25 vendor-advisory
- 72405 vdb-entry
- phpbb3-cve20151431-xss(100670) vdb-entry
- https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb/commit/eaeb88133f1f028fa06f0ebe5639668436fd469e