# CVE-2020-5502: phpBB allows CSRF

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-5502-phpbb-allows-csrf  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-5502 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-05-24

phpBB allows CSRF

Technologies: [phpbb/phpbb (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/phpbb-phpbb). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-5502 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-5502 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-5502?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 24 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** phpbb/phpbb (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.2.9.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-5502?** Yes. phpbb/phpbb (Packagist): upgrade to 3.2.9 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-5502?** Check whether you run phpbb/phpbb (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- phpbb/phpbb (Packagist): upgrade to 3.2.9 or later

  ```sh
  composer require phpbb/phpbb:^3.2.9
  ```


## Affected products

- phpbb/phpbb (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.2.9

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-5502
- GHSA-69q7-hww4-8pjq

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