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CVE-2002-0902
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in phpBB 2.0.0 (phpBB2) allows remote attackers to execute Javascript as other phpBB users by including…
High7.5EPSS 7.2%
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- mitre
Description
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in phpBB 2.0.0 (phpBB2) allows remote attackers to execute Javascript as other phpBB users by including a http:// and a double-quote (") in the [IMG] tag, which bypasses phpBB's security check, terminates the src parameter of the resulting HTML IMG tag, and injects the script.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.2% · top 5.7% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- 4858 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20020526 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability in phpBB2's [IMG] tag and remote avatar (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- phpbb-bbcode-image-css(9178) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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