CVE-2019-25685

published 2026-04-05

CVE-2019-25685: phpBB contains an arbitrary file upload vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to upload malicious files by exploiting the plupload functionality…

Priority P3 49 high 8.7 CVSS 4.0

AV N AC L AT N PR L UI N VC H VI H VA H SC N SI N SA N E X CR X IR X AR X MAV X MAC X MAT X MPR X MUI X MVC X MVI X MVA X MSC X MSI X MSA X S X AU X R X V X RE X U X

phpBB contains an arbitrary file upload vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to upload malicious files by exploiting the plupload functionality and phar:// stream wrapper. Attackers can upload a crafted zip file containing serialized PHP objects that execute arbitrary code when deserialized through the imagick parameter in attachment settings.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
phpbb	phpbb	<= 3.2.3	—
phpbb	phpbb	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvd v4.0 8.7 HIGH CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

cvelistv5 8.7 HIGH

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