CVE-2005-3310
Interpretation conflict in phpBB 2.0.17, with remote avatars and avatar uploading enabled, allows remote authenticated users to inject…
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Description
Interpretation conflict in phpBB 2.0.17, with remote avatars and avatar uploading enabled, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an HTML file with a GIF or JPEG file extension, which causes the HTML to be executed by a victim who views the file in Internet Explorer, which renders malformed image types as HTML, enabling cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. NOTE: it could be argued that this vulnerability is due to a design flaw in Internet Explorer (CVE-2005-3312) and the proper fix should be in that browser; if so, then this should not be treated as a vulnerability in phpBB.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.2% · top 32% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- 15170 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- phpbb-avatar-bypass-security(22837) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- DSA-925 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20051022 phpBB 2.0.17 (and other BB systems as well) Cookie disclosure exploit. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 18098 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 17295 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20051022 phpBB 2.0.17 (and other BB systems as well) Cookie disclosure (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2005-3310)Record last updated .