# CVE-2010-1627: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass access restrictions to view private forum feeds due to improper permission checks in phpBB.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/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:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 May 2010
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024

## What is CVE-2010-1627?

CVE-2010-1627 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 May 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

feed.php in phpBB 3.0.7 before 3.0.7-PL1 does not properly check permissions for feeds, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified attack vectors related to permission settings on a private forum.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1627?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpbb Phpbb.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-1627?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1627 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-1627 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1627 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-3224](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3224/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-1766](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1766/): Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in phpBB before 3.0.1 have unknown impact and attack vectors, related to "two minor security-related bu (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2025-70810](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-70810/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2001-1471](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1471/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-29199](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-29199/): phpBB has Password Reset Link Poisoning via Host Header injection (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-1627 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-1627 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 May 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1627 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2010-1627/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1627/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1627
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1627
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-1627

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1627/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.