Description
usercp_avatar.php in PHPBB 2.0.20, when avatar uploading is enabled, allows remote attackers to use the server as a web proxy by submitting a URL to the avatarurl parameter, which is then used in an HTTP GET request.
Published: 2006-08-30
Score: 5.1 Medium
EPSS: 4.8% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-4438 usercp_avatar.php in PHPBB 2.0.20, when avatar uploading is enabled, allows remote attackers to use the server as a web proxy by submitting a URL to the avatarurl parameter, which is then used in an HTTP GET request.
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Phpbb Group Phpbb
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:14:46.693Z

Reserved: 2006-08-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-4450

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-08-30T01:04:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2006-4450

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