CVE-2020-8226

Q: How do I fix CVE-2020-8226?

Upgrade phpbb to 3.3.1 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2020-8226 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2020-8226 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.97% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 58% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2020-8226?

CVE-2020-8226 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.8, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2020-8226 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for phpbb (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUM

5.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability exists in phpBB <v3.2.10 and <v3.3.1 which allowed remote image dimensions check to be used to SSRF.

CWE-610 CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

How to fix

Remediation Available

phpbbNVD

Affected:>= 3.3.0, < 3.3.1Fixed in:3.3.1CVE-2020-8226derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.97%probability of exploitation in 30 days

58thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 58% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2020-8226?

Upgrade phpbb to 3.3.1 or later.

Is CVE-2020-8226 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2020-8226 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.97% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 58% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2020-8226?

CVE-2020-8226 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.8, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2020-8226 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for phpbb (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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