Description
phpBB 2.0.11, and possibly other versions, with remote avatars and avatar uploading enabled, allows local users to read arbitrary files by providing both a local and remote location for an avatar, then modifying the "Upload Avatar from a URL:" field to reference the target file.
Published: 2005-02-22
Score: 6.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-0260 phpBB 2.0.11, and possibly other versions, with remote avatars and avatar uploading enabled, allows local users to read arbitrary files by providing both a local and remote location for an avatar, then modifying the "Upload Avatar from a URL:" field to reference the target file.
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Phpbb Group Phpbb
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T21:05:25.563Z

Reserved: 2005-02-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-0259

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-03-14T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-0259

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