vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2019-16993): phpbb3 vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Sep 30, 2019 | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Sep 30, 2019
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
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.
Solution
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-phpbb3
References
- CVE-2019-16993
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2019-16993
- CWE-352
- EUVD-EUVD-2022-5363
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2022-5363
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00036.html
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16993
- https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=2352606
- https://www.phpbb.com/support/documents.php?mode=changelog&version=3#v317
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