#VU24808 Cross-site request forgery in phpBB - CVE-2020-5501

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#VU24808 Cross-site request forgery in phpBB - CVE-2020-5501

Published: January 31, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU24808
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5501
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
phpBB
Software vendor:
phpBB Group

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website, such as modify a group avatar.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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