CVE-2005-0259

N/A Unknown
Published: March 14, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
View on NVD

Description

phpBB 2.0.11, and possibly other versions, with remote avatars and avatar uploading enabled, allows local users to read arbitrary files by providing both a local and remote location for an avatar, then modifying the "Upload Avatar from a URL:" field to reference the target file.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14362/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-02.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=204&type=vulnerabilities
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/774686
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.phpbb.com/support/documents.php?mode=changelog
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14362/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-02.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=204&type=vulnerabilities
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/774686
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.phpbb.com/support/documents.php?mode=changelog
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
68th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

phpbb_group