CVE•Published 2026-04-05•Modified 2026-04-09•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2019-25685Phpbb · Phpbb
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
phpBB contains an arbitrary file upload vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to upload malicious files by exploiting the plupload functionality and phar:// stream wrapper. Attackers can upload a crafted zip file containing serialized PHP objects that execute arbitrary code when deserialized through the imagick parameter in attachment settings.
Timeline
Published 2026-04-05
Modified 2026-04-09
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2019-25685Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Phpbb Phpbb"All exposed Phpbb Phpbb instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Phpbb"HTTP body or banner mentions "Phpbb" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2019-25685Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2019-25685Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2019-25685Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2019-25685GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2019-25685" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.