CVE-2026-29199

phpBB before 3.3.16 is vulnerable to Host Header Injection that can lead to password rest link poisoning. When force_server_vars is disabled, the servers hostname may be extracted from the HTTP Host header which is used to generate the password reset link URL. An attacker who can manipulate the Host header (e.g. through misconfigured host setup or missing header validation by the webserver) can cause password reset emails to contain a link pointing to an attacker-controlled domain, potentially leading to account takeover.
References
Link Resource
https://hackerone.com/reports/3543246 Permissions Required
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

29 May 2026, 12:57

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Phpbb phpbb
Phpbb
References () https://hackerone.com/reports/3543246 - () https://hackerone.com/reports/3543246 - Permissions Required

04 May 2026, 20:16

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CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 8.1

04 May 2026, 07:15

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-04 07:15

Updated : 2026-05-29 12:57


NVD link : CVE-2026-29199

Mitre link : CVE-2026-29199

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-29199


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Products Affected

phpbb

  • phpbb
CWE
CWE-640

Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password