CVE-2019-16993

High

Description

In phpBB before 3.1.7-PL1, includes/acp/acp_bbcodes.php has improper verification of a CSRF token on the BBCode page in the Administration Control Panel. An actual CSRF attack is possible if an attacker also manages to retrieve the session id of a reauthenticated administrator prior to targeting them.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductPhpbb
PublishedSep 30, 2019
First seenSep 30, 2019

How to fix

Update
  • phpbb/phpbb3.1.7-PL1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
phpbb phpbbv ≤ 3.1.7—
debian debian_linux8.0—
phpbb/phpbbPackagistv < 3.1.7-PL13.1.7-PL1

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