# CVE-2005-3310: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Authenticated users can inject HTML via disguised image files, leading to XSS when viewed in Internet Explorer.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 25 Oct 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-94qp-2fqg-7mc4

## What is CVE-2005-3310?

CVE-2005-3310 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Phpbb Group Phpbb, published on 25 Oct 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Interpretation conflict in phpBB 2.0.17, with remote avatars and avatar uploading enabled, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an HTML file with a GIF or JPEG file extension, which causes the HTML to be executed by a victim who views the file in Internet Explorer, which renders malformed image types as HTML, enabling cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.  NOTE: it could be argued that this vulnerability is due to a design flaw in Internet Explorer (CVE-2005-3312) and the proper fix should be in that browser; if so, then this should not be treated as a vulnerability in phpBB.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3310?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpbb Group Phpbb.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-3310?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2005-3310 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3310 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Phpbb Group Phpbb

- [CVE-2007-1695](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1695/): File upload in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-6839](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6839/): Open redirect in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-6840](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6840/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-6841](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6841/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2002-2176](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2176/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-3310 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-3310 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Phpbb Group Phpbb, published on 25 Oct 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3310 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Phpbb Group Phpbb. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3310/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3310/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3310
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3310
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-3310

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3310/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.