CVE-2002-2255
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in phpBB 2.0.3 and possibly earlier...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in phpBB 2.0.3 and possibly earlier versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the search_username parameter in searchuser mode.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in phpBB 2.0.3 and possibly earlier versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the search_username parameter in searchuser mode.
- Record
CVE-2002-2255- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in phpBB 2.0.3 and possibly earlier versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the search_username parameter in searchuser mode.
- Record
CVE-2002-2255- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-2234 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in phpBB 2.0.3 and possibly earlier versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the search_username parameter in searchuser mode.
- Record
EUVD-2002-2234- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cp55-952w-w99v No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in phpBB 2.0.3 and possibly earlier...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in phpBB 2.0.3 and possibly earlier versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the search_username parameter in searchuser mode.
- Record
GHSA-cp55-952w-w99v- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | phpBB 2.0.3 - 'search.php' Cross-Site Scripting | 2002-12-03 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-2255 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Phpbb, published December 31, 2002. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.44%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.