CVE-2005-1193

The bbencode_second_pass and make_clickable functions in bbcode.php for phpBB before 2.0.15, as used in viewtopic.php, privmsg.php, and other scripts, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary script via a BBcode tag with a (1) javascript:, (2) applet:, (3) about:, (4) activex:, (5) chrome:, or (6) script: URI scheme, as demonstrated using the URL tag.

• http://castlecops.com/t123194-.html
• http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111552510000088&w=2
• http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2005/May/0098.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/15298Patch
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1013918Patch
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014117
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/113196US Government Resource
• http://www.osvdb.org/16439
• http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=288194Patch
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13545Patch
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20574
• http://castlecops.com/t123194-.html
• http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111552510000088&w=2
• http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2005/May/0098.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/15298Patch
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1013918Patch
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014117
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/113196US Government Resource
• http://www.osvdb.org/16439
• http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=288194Patch
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13545Patch
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20574

Published

May 16, 2005

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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