CVE-2020-8226
phpBB Server-Side Request Forgery Vulnerability
A vulnerability exists in phpBB <v3.2.10 and <v3.3.1 which allowed remote image dimensions check to be used to SSRF.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.8
A vulnerability exists in phpBB <v3.2.10 and <v3.3.1 which allowed remote image dimensions check to be used to SSRF.
- Record
CVE-2020-8226- CVSS 3.1
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-610, CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A vulnerability exists in phpBB <v3.2.10 and <v3.3.1 which allowed remote image dimensions check to be used to SSRF.
- Record
CVE-2020-8226- Weakness
- CWE-610
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4376 No score
A vulnerability exists in phpBB <v3.2.10 and <v3.3.1 which allowed remote image dimensions check to be used to SSRF.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4376- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jhm9-h84h-rw83
5.8
phpBB Server-Side Request Forgery Vulnerability
A vulnerability exists in phpBB <v3.2.10 and <v3.3.1 which allowed remote image dimensions check to be used to SSRF.
- Record
GHSA-jhm9-h84h-rw83- CVSS 3.1
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-610, CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.8
A vulnerability exists in phpBB <v3.2.10 and <v3.3.1 which allowed remote image dimensions check to be used to SSRF.
- Record
CVE-2020-8226- CVSS 3.1
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-jhm9-h84h-rw83
5.8
phpBB Server-Side Request Forgery Vulnerability
A vulnerability exists in phpBB <v3.2.10 and <v3.3.1 which allowed remote image dimensions check to be used to SSRF.
- Record
GHSA-jhm9-h84h-rw83- CVSS 3.1
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-610, CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-8226
5.8
A vulnerability exists in phpBB <v3.2.10 and <v3.3.1 which allowed remote image dimensions check to be used to SSRF.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8226- CVSS 3.1
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-phpbb-2020-8226 No score
A vulnerability exists in phpBB <v3.2.10 and <v3.3.1 which allowed remote image dimensions check to be used to SSRF.
- Record
BIT-phpbb-2020-8226- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
phpbb/phpbbPackagist |
3.2.0 up to 3.2.10 | 3.2.10 |
phpbb/phpbbPackagist |
3.3.0 up to 3.3.1 | 3.3.1 |
phpbbBitnami |
before 3.2.10, 3.3.0 up to 3.3.1 | 3.2.103.3.1 |
phpbb/phpbbPackagist |
3.2.0 up to 3.2.10, plus listed versions 3.2.13.2.1-RC13.2.10-RC13.2.10-RC23.2.2 Show 16 moreShow less3.2.2-RC13.2.33.2.3-RC13.2.3-RC23.2.43.2.4-RC13.2.53.2.5-RC13.2.63.2.6-RC13.2.73.2.7-RC13.2.83.2.8-RC13.2.93.2.9-RC1 |
3.2.10 |
phpbb/phpbbPackagist |
3.3.0 up to 3.3.1, plus listed versions 3.3.1-RC1 |
3.3.1 |
phpbb3Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.0.11-53.0.12-13.0.12-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
phpbb3Ubuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.0.14-13.0.14-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-8226 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Phpbb, published August 17, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.97%, the 61st percentile. Fixed in phpbb/phpbb 3.2.10.
References
phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2562631
phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2562636
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8226
github.com/phpbb/phpbb-app/commit/0cfaaafb386d58576d200d56f1acdbcc2f2376e8
github.com/phpbb/phpbb-app/commit/efc0a146bf12125eeb71d00470af774326a7bf0a
github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/phpbb/phpbb/CVE-2020-8226.yaml