CVE-2002-2346

phpBB 2.0 through 2.0.3 generates names for uploaded avatar files with the hex-encoded IP address of the client system, which allows remote attackers to obtain client IP addresses.

Published: 2002-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-2346 is rated Moderate Risk (43.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.21%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-2346

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.46% 1.21% +0.75%
2 2025-08-21 0.28% 0.46% +0.17%
3 2025-03-17 0.28%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-2346

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-2346

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-2346

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpbb phpbb 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb phpbb 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb phpbb 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb phpbb 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-2346

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