CVE-2002-2255 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpBB 2.0.3 and earlier versions, specifically within the search.php script. Attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the search_username parameter when in searchuser mode. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and requiring no authentication, with a potential impact of partial integrity compromise. While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, and there is significant community discussion surrounding this CVE, though no active exploitation is currently reported.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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