Findings

CVE-2026-29199

phpBB before 3.3.16 is vulnerable to Host Header Injection that can lead to password rest link poisoning.

Published May 4, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · phpbb phpbb

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.

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  1. May 4, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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 ca

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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 ca

Affected

  • cpe phpbb/phpbbversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-29199

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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

    nvd.nist.gov

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