Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 14, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-0259
CVE-2005-0259
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.
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Affected products
22cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 21 more
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.6c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.6d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.8a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=2.0.11
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- www.idefense.com/application/poi/displaynvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.phpbb.com/support/documents.phpnvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/774686nvdUS Government Resource
- secunia.com/advisories/14362/nvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-02.xmlnvd
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