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CVE-2005-1193

The bbencode_second_pass and make_clickable functions in bbcode.php for phpBB before 2.0.15, as used in viewtopic.php, p

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.33947
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 3% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Affected Products & Versions

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phpbb group phpbball versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
webappsphpBB 2.0.x - 'BBCode.php' URL Tagverified
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD16 May 2005 · 04:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
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/15298Patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013918Patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014117
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