CVE-2008-6506

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-03-23 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in phpBB before 3.0.4 allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and activate de-activated accounts via unknown vectors.

Affected products

phpBB: through 3.0.3; 1.0, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.22 (+12)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/33166
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/06/2
http://www.osvdb.org/50806
http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1352565
http://www.phpbb.com/support/documents.php?mode=changelog&version=3#v303
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32842
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47370
http://secunia.com/advisories/33166
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/06/2
http://www.osvdb.org/50806
http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1352565
http://www.phpbb.com/support/documents.php?mode=changelog&version=3#v303

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