CVE-2007-5033 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in profile.php in phpBB XS 2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the selfdes parameter in a profile_info editprofile action.

Published: 2007-09-21

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 1.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_xs:phpbb_xs:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-5014	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in profile.php in phpBB XS 2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the selfdes parameter in a profile_info editprofile action.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01065.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/38884
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3158
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480100/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25750
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36707

History

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Subscriptions

Phpbb Xs Phpbb Xs

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-09-21T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:17:28.201Z

Reserved: 2007-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-5033

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-09-21T19:17:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:45:19.450

Link: CVE-2007-5033

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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