Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password Affecting phpbb/phpbb package, versions >=3.0.0, <3.3.16-RC1
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- published4 May 2026
- disclosed4 May 2026
- creditSEONG HUN JEONG
Introduced: 4 May 2026
NewCVE-2026-29199 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade phpbb/phpbb to version 3.3.16-RC1 or higher.
Overview
phpbb/phpbb is a Forum Software application.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password via the force_server_vars configuration being disabled. An attacker can cause password reset emails to contain links to attacker-controlled domains by manipulating the HTTP Host header. This is only exploitable if force_server_vars is disabled and the web server does not properly validate the Host header.