Is CVE-2005-3310 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-3310 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-3310?

CVE-2005-3310 has a CVSS score of 3.5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2005-3310?

Patch guidance is available from phpbb group security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2005-3310.

CVE-2005-3310 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

Interpretation conflict in phpBB 2.0.17, with remote avatars and avatar uploading enabled, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an HTML file with a GIF or JPEG file extension, which causes the HTML to be executed by a victim who views the file in Internet Explorer, which renders malformed image types as HTML, enabling cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. NOTE: it could be argued that this vulnerability is due to a design flaw in Internet Explorer (CVE-2005-3312) and the proper fix should be in that browser; if so, then this should not be treated as a vulnerability in phpBB.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: medium
Auth: single
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: partial
Availability: none
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PHPBB_GROUP
Published: 10/26/2005
Last Modified: 4/3/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2005-3310

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