CVE-2002-2255 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.4% (pctl 72)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in phpBB 2.0.3 and possibly earlier versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the search_username parameter in searchuser mode.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 1.44% — more likely to be exploited than 72% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpbb | phpbb |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | phpBB 2.0.3 - 'search.php' Cross-Site Scripting | 2002-12-03 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-12/0053.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6311
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10773
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-12/0053.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6311
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10773
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD