phpBB Server side request forgery (SSRF)

published 2019-05-05 7y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also GHSA-4hx9-p925-qcv7 , EUVD-2022-2389

cvss: 5.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.2%; EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
public exploits: 0; none known

Server side request forgery (SSRF) in phpBB before 3.2.6 allows checking for the existence of files and services on the local network of the host through the remote avatar upload function.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

packagist phpbb/phpbb 3.2.6
phpbb phpbb 3.2.6

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Exploit prediction

1.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	5.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub	3.0	5.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
packagist	phpbb/phpbb	<3.2.6	3.2.6

Classification

Weakness

CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery

References

phpbb.com /community/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2509941
web, vendor-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11767
advisory
github.com /phpbb/phpbb-app
package

Sources

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