CVE-2015-3880
phpBB Open Redirect
Open redirect vulnerability in phpBB before 3.0.14 and 3.1.x before 3.1.4 allows remote attackers to redirect users of Google Chrome to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via unspecified vectors.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.1
Open redirect vulnerability in phpBB before 3.0.14 and 3.1.x before 3.1.4 allows remote attackers to redirect users of Google Chrome to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2015-3880- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-601
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Open redirect vulnerability in phpBB before 3.0.14 and 3.1.x before 3.1.4 allows remote attackers to redirect users of Google Chrome to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2015-3880- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4231 No score
Open redirect vulnerability in phpBB before 3.0.14 and 3.1.x before 3.1.4 allows remote attackers to redirect users of Google Chrome to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4231- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hwq7-cvp8-6hm3
6.1
phpBB Open Redirect
Open redirect vulnerability in phpBB before 3.0.14 and 3.1.x before 3.1.4 allows remote attackers to redirect users of Google Chrome to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-hwq7-cvp8-6hm3- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-601
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-hwq7-cvp8-6hm3
6.1
phpBB Open Redirect
Open redirect vulnerability in phpBB before 3.0.14 and 3.1.x before 3.1.4 allows remote attackers to redirect users of Google Chrome to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-hwq7-cvp8-6hm3- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-601
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-3880
6.1
Open redirect vulnerability in phpBB before 3.0.14 and 3.1.x before 3.1.4 allows remote attackers to redirect users of Google Chrome to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via unspecified vectors.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3880- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
phpbb/phpbbPackagist |
before 3.0.14 | 3.0.14 |
phpbb/phpbbPackagist |
3.1.0 up to 3.1.4 | 3.1.4 |
phpbb/phpbbPackagist |
before 3.0.14, plus listed versions 3.0.123.0.12-RC13.0.12-RC23.0.12-RC33.0.133.0.13-PL13.0.13-RC13.0.14-RC1 |
3.0.14 |
phpbb/phpbbPackagist |
3.1.0 up to 3.1.4, plus listed versions 3.1.13.1.23.1.2-RC13.1.33.1.3-RC13.1.3-RC23.1.4-RC13.1.4-RC2 |
3.1.4 |
phpbb3Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
before 3.0.12-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 3.0.11-53.0.12-1 |
3.0.12-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
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-2015-3880 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Phpbb, published September 19, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.05%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in phpbb/phpbb 3.0.14.
References
wiki.phpbb.com/Release_Highlights/3.1.4
github.com/phpbb/phpbb/commit/1a3350619f428d9d69d196c52128727e27ef2f04
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/12/10
phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2313941
securityfocus.com/bid/74592
wiki.phpbb.com/Release_Highlights/3.0.14
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3880
github.com/phpbb/phpbb/commit/c1702b8e19a69c98ef049abb4e14157e3e208ed4
web.archive.org/web/20170520103544/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74592
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hwq7-cvp8-6hm3
github.com/phpbb/phpbb
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3880
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/12/2
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3880