Description
The bbencode_second_pass and make_clickable functions in bbcode.php for phpBB before 2.0.15, as used in viewtopic.php, privmsg.php, and other scripts, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary script via a BBcode tag with a (1) javascript:, (2) applet:, (3) about:, (4) activex:, (5) chrome:, or (6) script: URI scheme, as demonstrated using the URL tag.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.5/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://castlecops.com/t123194-.html
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111552510000088&w=2
- http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2005/May/0098.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15298Patch
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013918Patch
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014117
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/113196US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/16439
- http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=288194Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13545Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20574
- http://castlecops.com/t123194-.html
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111552510000088&w=2
- http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2005/May/0098.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15298Patch
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013918Patch
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014117
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/113196US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/16439
- http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=288194Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13545Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20574
Timeline
- Published
- May 16, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified