# CVE-2006-0437: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin\_smilies.php in phpBB 2.0.19 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-02-06 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin_smilies.php in phpBB 2.0.19 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via Javascript events such as "onmouseover" in the (1) smile_url or (2) smile_emotion parameters, which bypasses a check for "<" and ">" characters.

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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0445
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18693
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-February/041920.html
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/31
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24497
- http://www.osvdb.org/22928
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/406

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