CVE-2005-0259

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.4 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-03-14 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Phpbb Group Phpbb: 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5 (+15)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/14362/
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-02.xml
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=204&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/774686
http://www.phpbb.com/support/documents.php?mode=changelog
http://secunia.com/advisories/14362/
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-02.xml
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=204&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/774686
http://www.phpbb.com/support/documents.php?mode=changelog

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