Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 6, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-0438
CVE-2006-0438
Description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in phpBB 2.0.19, when Link to off-site Avatar or bbcode (IMG) are enabled, allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized actions as a logged in user via a link or IMG tag in a user profile, as demonstrated using links to (1) admin/admin_users.php and (2) modcp.php.
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Affected products
30cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 29 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:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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: =2.0.19
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
7- securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/31nvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/18693nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-February/041920.htmlnvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/406nvd
- www.osvdb.org/22929nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0445nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24497nvd
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