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title: "CVE-2015-3880\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-3880

Publication date 19 September 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.1 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3880?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| phpbb3 | 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Not in release |
| 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Not affected |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 3.0.12-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  Ubuntu Pro |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |

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## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.1 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Changed |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | Low |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.1 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-3880)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3880)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-3880)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3880)

### Other references

* <https://wiki.phpbb.com/Release_Highlights/3.0.14>
* <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/12/2>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3880>