CVE-2006-0438 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can perform unauthorized actions as logged-in users via CSRF in phpBB when specific avatar or bbcode features are enabled.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-0438?
CVE-2006-0438 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpbb Group Phpbb, published on 6 Feb 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in phpBB 2.0.19, when Link to off-site Avatar or bbcode (IMG) are enabled, allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized actions as a logged in user via a link or IMG tag in a user profile, as demonstrated using links to (1) admin/admin_users.php and (2) modcp.php.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0438?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Phpbb Group Phpbb.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0438?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0438 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-0438 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0438 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Phpbb Group Phpbb
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9gcp-v627-wxgc.