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.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Papados · textwebappsjsp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25628
References (11)
Core 11
Core References
Patch vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13545
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014117
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/113196
Patch third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/15298
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_fulldisc
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111552510000088&w=2
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=288194
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://castlecops.com/t123194-.html
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2005/May/0098.html
Patch vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013918
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20574
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/16439
Scores
EPSS
0.3395
EPSS Percentile
97.0%
Details
Status
published
Products (24)
phpbb_group/phpbb
2.0.0
phpbb_group/phpbb
2.0.1
phpbb_group/phpbb
2.0.2
phpbb_group/phpbb
2.0.3
phpbb_group/phpbb
2.0.4
phpbb_group/phpbb
2.0.5
phpbb_group/phpbb
2.0.6
phpbb_group/phpbb
2.0.6c
phpbb_group/phpbb
2.0.6d
phpbb_group/phpbb
2.0.7
... and 14 more
Published
May 16, 2005
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026