CVE-2005-0259

phpBB 2.0.11, and possibly other versions, with remote avatars and avatar uploading enabled, allows local users to read arbitrary files by providing both a local and remote location for an avatar, then modifying the "Upload Avatar from a URL:" field to reference the target file.

• http://secunia.com/advisories/14362/
• http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-02.xml
• http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=204&type=vulnerabilitiesPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/774686US Government Resource
• http://www.phpbb.com/support/documents.php?mode=changelogVendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/14362/
• http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-02.xml
• http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=204&type=vulnerabilitiesPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/774686US Government Resource
• http://www.phpbb.com/support/documents.php?mode=changelogVendor Advisory

Published

Mar 14, 2005

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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