Medium

phpBB Open Redirect

  • Disclosed: 17.05.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Open redirect vulnerability in phpBB before 3.0.14 and 3.1.x before 3.1.4 allows remote attackers to redirect users of Google Chrome to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via unspecified vectors.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Composer package phpbb/phpbb < 3.0.14, >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.4 3.0.14, 3.1.4

References

CVSS score 6.1/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-601
Platform
Composer
Package
phpbb/phpbb
Disclosed
17.05.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-hwq7-cvp8-6hm3 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: phpbb/phpbb

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (16) in the archive
Total entries
16
First → latest
05.2022 05.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 8
  • Medium 8

Disclosures per year

  1. 2022: 14
  2. 2023: 1
  3. 2024: 0
  4. 2025: 0
  5. 2026: 1
Severity:
  1. High · 8.1 CVE-2026-29199 >= 3.0.0, < 3.3.16, >= 4.0.0-a1, < 4.0.0-a2 3.3.16, 4.0.0-a2
  2. High · 7.5 CVE-2019-16108 >= 3.2.7, < 3.2.8 3.2.8
  3. High · 8.8 CVE-2019-16993 < 3.1.7-PL1 3.1.7-PL1
  4. High · 7.5 CVE-2019-9826 < 3.2.6 3.2.6
  5. High · 7.5 CVE-2008-6507 < 3.0.4 3.0.4
  6. phpBB Open Redirect this entry
    Medium · 6.1 CVE-2015-3880 < 3.0.14, >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.4 3.0.14, 3.1.4
  7. High · 7.5 CVE-2017-1000419 >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.1 3.2.1
  8. High · 7.2 CVE-2018-19274 < 3.2.4 3.2.4

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