CVE-2006-6839

Published: Jan 3, 2007Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other

NVD MITRE

10.0CVSSCRITICAL

EPSS Score

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in phpBB before 2.0.22 has unknown impact and remote attack vectors related to "criteria for 'bad' redirection targets."

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:CConfidentiality

Complete

I:CIntegrity

Complete

A:CAvailability

Complete

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/a n/a

phpbb phpbb group

On-premWeb App

Web & CMS Plugins / forum-wiki

phpbb grouposs-projectGBWeb & CMS Pluginsaka phpbb, phpbb-auction, phpbb advanced guestbook

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=405980

bugs.debian.org

http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=489624

phpbb.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/28871

secunia.com

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Timeline

Published

Jan 3, 2007

Last Updated

Apr 23, 2026

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