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High
CVE-2019-16993
In phpBB before 3.1.7-PL1, includes/acp/acp_bbcodes.php has improper verification of a...
Vulnerability Description
In phpBB before 3.1.7-PL1, includes/acp/acp_bbcodes.php has improper verification of a CSRF token on the BBCode page in the Administration Control Panel. An actual CSRF attack is possible if an attacker also manages to retrieve the session id of a reauthenticated administrator prior to targeting them.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=2352606
- https://www.phpbb.com/support/documents.php?mode=changelog&version=3#v317
- https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb/commit/18abef716ecf42a35416444f3f84f5459d573789
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00036.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00006.html
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Affected Vendor
phpbb
View all reports →Affected Software
phpbb, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 8.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 30th, 2019
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.