CVE-2002-0902 json
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in phpBB 2.0.0 (phpBB2) allows remote attackers to execute Javascript as other phpBB users by including…
published 2002-08-31 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-0893
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 7.2%
- EPSS 7.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in phpBB 2.0.0 (phpBB2) allows remote attackers to execute Javascript as other phpBB users by including a http:// and a double-quote (") in the [IMG] tag, which bypasses phpBB's security check, terminates the src parameter of the resulting HTML IMG tag, and injects the script.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/4858 advisory
- iss.net/security_center/static/9178.php advisory
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-21486)
- Published
Exploit prediction
7.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-21486 PHPBB2 - Image Tag HTML Injection webapps, 2002-05-26
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4858 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/4858
vdb-entry, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
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iss.net
/security_center/static/9178.php
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
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online.securityfocus.com
/archive/1/274273
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-0902
- NVD CVE-2002-0902
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