Unscored severity · published Feb 10, 2015
CVE-2015-1431
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in includes/startup.php in phpBB before 3.0.13 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to…
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CVSS
2.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in includes/startup.php in phpBB before 3.0.13 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to "Relative Path Overwrite."
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.7% · higher than 86% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PH
Phpbb · Phpbb
through 3.0.12 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1431
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1431
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/373
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72405
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100670
github.com
https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb/commit/eaeb88133f1f028fa06f0ebe5639668436fd469e
github.com
https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb/pull/3316
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-25
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