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Phpbb CVE-2020-5502

MEDIUM
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352)
2020-01-15 cve@mitre.org
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Jan 15, 2020 - 00:15 nvd
MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionNVD

phpBB 3.2.8 allows a CSRF attack that can approve pending group memberships.

AnalysisAI

phpBB 3.2.8 allows a CSRF attack that can approve pending group memberships. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352), which allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions. phpBB 3.2.8 allows a CSRF attack that can approve pending group memberships. Affected products include: Phpbb.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement anti-CSRF tokens, validate Origin/Referer headers, use SameSite cookie attribute.

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