CVE-2005-1193 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 16.4% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 16.36% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-05-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpbb group | phpbb |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | phpBB 2.0.x - 'BBCode.php' URL Tag | 2005-05-09 |
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/15298
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013918
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014117
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/113196
- http://www.osvdb.org/16439
- http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=288194
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13545
- 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/15298
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013918
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014117
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/113196
- http://www.osvdb.org/16439
- http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=288194
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