How should we interpret CVSS severity scores?

CVSS estimates technical severity, but it does not automatically equal business risk. Prioritize using context like internet exposure, asset criticality, known exploitation, and whether compensating controls exist. A Medium CVSS on an exposed production system can be more urgent than a Critical on an isolated non-production host.

Vulnerability Database

Q: What is a Vulnerability (CVE) and why does it matter?

A security vulnerability is a weakness in software, hardware, or configuration that can be exploited to compromise confidentiality, integrity, or availability. Many vulnerabilities are tracked as CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), which provide a standardized identifier so teams can coordinate patching, mitigation, and risk assessment across tools and vendors.

Q: What's the difference between a vulnerability, an exploit, and a zero-day?

A vulnerability is the underlying weakness. An exploit is the method or code used to take advantage of it. A zero-day is a vulnerability that is unknown to the vendor or has no publicly available fix when attackers begin using it. Risk increases sharply when exploitation becomes reliable or widespread.

Q: Why do vulnerabilities keep reappearing in our environment?

Recurring findings usually come from incomplete asset discovery, inconsistent patch management, inherited images, and configuration drift. In modern environments, you also need to watch the software supply chain: dependencies, containers, build pipelines, and third-party services can reintroduce the same weakness even after you patch a single host.

Q: How do we prioritize remediation without burning out the team?

Use a repeatable triage model: focus first on externally exposed assets, high-value systems (identity, VPN, email, production), vulnerabilities with known exploits, and issues that enable remote code execution or privilege escalation. Then enforce patch SLAs and track progress so remediation is steady, not reactive.

Q: How can SynScan help reduce vulnerability risk over time?

SynScan combines attack surface monitoring and continuous security auditing to keep your inventory current, flag high-impact vulnerabilities early, and help you turn raw findings into a practical remediation plan.

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

Vulnerabilities for products matching "phpbb"

Found 2 matching products. Filters apply to all results.

You can search for specific versions with /product/phpbb/1.2.3

phpbb_group / phpbb

81 vulnerabilities found

Title	Severity	Date	Affected Version
CVE-2005-0258	Medium	March 14, 2005 3/14/05	== 2.0.5 == 2.0.7a == 2.0.8 == 2.0.11 == 2.0.1 == 2.0.3 == 2.0_rc2 == 2.0_rc1 == 2.0.4 == 2.0.9 == 2.0.7 == 2.0.8a == 2.0.6d == 2.0.2 == 2.0.10 == 2.0.6c == 2.0_rc4 == 2.0.6 == 2.0.0 == 2.0_rc3 == 2.0_beta1
CVE-2005-0259	Medium	March 14, 2005 3/14/05	== 2.0.5 == 2.0.7a == 2.0.8 == 2.0.11 == 2.0.1 == 2.0.3 == 2.0_rc2 == 2.0_rc1 == 2.0.4 == 2.0.9 == 2.0.7 == 2.0.8a == 2.0.6d == 2.0.2 == 2.0.10 == 2.0.6c == 2.0_rc4 == 2.0.6 == 2.0.0 == 2.0_rc3 == 2.0_beta1
CVE-2005-0603	Medium	February 28, 2005 2/28/05	== 2.0.5 == 2.0.7a == 2.0.8 == 2.0.11 == 2.0.1 == 2.0.3 == 2.0_rc2 == 2.0_rc1 == 2.0.4 == 2.0.9 == 2.0.7 == 2.0.8a == 2.0.6d == 2.0.2 == 2.0.10 == 2.0.6c == 2.0_rc4 == 2.0.6 == 2.0.0 == 2.0_rc3 == 2.0_beta1
CVE-2004-1535	High	December 31, 2004 12/31/04	== 2.0.5 == rc1 == 2.0.8 == 2.0.1 == 2.0.3 == 2.0.4 == rc4 == 2.0.9 == 2.0.7 == 2.0.2 == 2.0.10 == rc3 == rc2 == 2.0.6 == 2.0.0 == rc1_pre
CVE-2004-1809	Low	December 31, 2004 12/31/04	== 2.0.5 == 2.0.1 == 2.0.3 == 2.0_rc2 == 2.0_rc1 == 2.0.4 == 2.0.6d == 2.0.2 == 2.0.6c == 2.0_rc4 == 2.0.6 == 2.0.0 == 2.0_rc3
CVE-2004-2054	Medium	December 31, 2004 12/31/04	== 2.0.5 == 2.0.7a == 2.0.8 == 2.0.1 == 2.0.3 == 2.0_rc2 == 2.0_rc1 == 2.0.4 == 2.0.9 == 2.0.7 == 2.0.8a == 2.0.6d == 2.0.2 == 2.0.6c == 2.0_rc4 == 2.0.6 == 2.0.0 == 2.0_rc3 == 2.0_beta1
CVE-2004-2350	High	December 31, 2004 12/31/04	== 2.0.5 == 1.2.1 == 1.4.1 == 1.4.4 == 2.0.1 == 2.0.3 == 2.0_rc2 == 1.4.2 == 2.0_rc1 == 2.0.4 == 2.0.2 == 1.0.0 == 1.2.0 == 1.4.0 == 2.0_rc4 == 2.0.6 == 2.0.0 == 2.0_rc3 == 2.0_beta1
CVE-2004-2130	Low	December 23, 2004 12/23/04	== 2.0.6
CVE-2004-0339	Medium	November 23, 2004 11/23/04	== 2.0.5 == 2.0.1 == 2.0.3 == 2.0 == 2.0.4 == 2.0.2 == 2.0.6c == 2.0_rc4 == 2.0.6
CVE-2004-1315	High	November 12, 2004 11/12/04	== 2.0.5 == 2.0.7a == 1.2.1 == 2.0.8 == 1.4.1 == 1.4.4 == 2.0.1 == 2.0.3 == 2.0_rc2 == 1.4.2 == 2.0_rc1 == 2.0.4 * == 2.0.9 == 2.0.7 == 2.0.8a == 2.0.6d == 2.0.2 == 1.0.0 == 2.0.10 == 2.0.6c == 1.2.0 == 1.4.0 == 2.0_rc4 == 2.0.6 == 2.0.0 == 2.0_rc3 == 1.0.1 == 2.0_beta1
CVE-2004-0729	Medium	July 27, 2004 7/27/04	== 2.0.8 == 2.0.8a
CVE-2004-0730	Medium	July 27, 2004 7/27/04	== 2.0.8 == 2.0.8a
CVE-2004-2055	Low	July 19, 2004 7/19/04	== 2.0.5 == 2.0.7a == 2.0.8 == 2.0.1 == 2.0.3 == 2.0_rc2 == 2.0_rc1 == 2.0.4 == 2.0.9 == 2.0.7 == 2.0.8a == 2.0.6d == 2.0.2 == 2.0.6c == 2.0_rc4 == 2.0.6 == 2.0.0 == 2.0_rc3 == 2.0_beta1
CVE-2004-1943	High	April 19, 2004 4/19/04	== 2.0.5 == 2.0.7a == 2.0.8 == 2.0.1 == 2.0.3 == 2.0_rc2 == 2.0_rc1 == 2.0.4 == 2.0.7 == 2.0.8a == 2.0.6d == 2.0.2 == 2.0.6c == 2.0_rc4 == 2.0.6 == 2.0.0 == 2.0_rc3 == 2.0_beta1
CVE-2004-1950	Medium	April 19, 2004 4/19/04	== 2.0.5 == 2.0.7a == 2.0.8 == 2.0.1 == 2.0.3 == 2.0.4 == 2.0.7 == 2.0.8a == 2.0.6d == 2.0.2 == 2.0.6c == 2.0.6 == 2.0.0
CVE-2003-1244	High	December 31, 2003 12/31/03	== 2.0.1 == 2.0.2 == 2.0.0
CVE-2003-1373	Medium	December 31, 2003 12/31/03	== 1.4.1 == 1.4.4 == 1.4.2 == 1.4.0
CVE-2003-1215	Low	December 29, 2003 12/29/03	== 2.0.5 == 1.2.1 == 1.4.1 == 1.4.4 == 2.0.1 == 2.0.3 == 2.0_rc2 == 1.4.2 == 2.0_rc1 == 2.0.0 == 2.0_beta1 == 1.0.0 == 1.2.0 == 2.0.2 == 2.0_rc3 == 2.0_rc4 == 2.0.6 == 1.4.0 == 2.0.4
CVE-2003-1216	High	November 27, 2003 11/27/03	== 2.0.5 == 1.2.1 == 1.4.1 == 1.4.4 == 2.0.1 == 2.0.3 == 2.0_rc2 == 1.4.2 == 2.0_rc1 == 1.4.0 == 2.0.4 == 2.0.6 == 2.0_beta1 == 1.2.0 == 2.0.2 == 2.0_rc3 == 2.0_rc4 == 1.0.0 == 2.0.0
CVE-2003-0484	Medium	August 7, 2003 8/7/03	*
CVE-2003-0486	Medium	August 7, 2003 8/7/03	<= 2.0.5
CVE-2002-1537	High	March 31, 2003 3/31/03	== 2.0.0
CVE-2002-1707	Medium	December 31, 2002 12/31/02	== 2.0.1 == 2.0_rc2 == 2.0_rc1 == 2.0_rc4 == 2.0.0 == 2.0_rc3
CVE-2002-1894	Low	December 31, 2002 12/31/02	== 2.0.3
CVE-2002-2176	High	December 31, 2002 12/31/02	== 2.0.1 == 2.0.0
CVE-2002-0902	High	October 4, 2002 10/4/02	== 2.0_rc2 == 2.0_rc1 == 2.0_rc4 == 2.0.0 == 2.0_rc3 == 2.0_beta1
CVE-2002-0473	High	August 12, 2002 8/12/02	== 2.0_rc2 == 2.0_rc1 == 2.0_rc3 == 2.0_beta1
CVE-2002-0475	Medium	August 12, 2002 8/12/02	== 1.2.1 == 1.4.1 == 1.4.4 == 1.4.2 == 1.0.0 == 1.2.0 == 1.4.0
CVE-2002-0533	Medium	August 12, 2002 8/12/02	== 1.2.1 == 1.4.1 == 1.4.4 == 1.4.2 == 1.0.0 == 1.2.0 == 1.4.0
CVE-2001-1482	High	December 31, 2001 12/31/01	== 1.4.2
CVE-2001-1472	Low	August 3, 2001 8/3/01	== 1.4.1 == 1.4.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Vulnerability (CVE) and why does it matter?

A security vulnerability is a weakness in software, hardware, or configuration that can be exploited to compromise confidentiality, integrity, or availability. Many vulnerabilities are tracked as CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), which provide a standardized identifier so teams can coordinate patching, mitigation, and risk assessment across tools and vendors.

CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) estimates technical severity, but it doesn't automatically equal business risk. Prioritize using context like internet exposure, affected asset criticality, known exploitation (proof-of-concept or in-the-wild), and whether compensating controls exist. A "Medium" CVSS on an exposed, production system can be more urgent than a "Critical" on an isolated, non-production host.

A vulnerability is the underlying weakness. An exploit is the method or code used to take advantage of it. A zero-day is a vulnerability that is unknown to the vendor or has no publicly available fix when attackers begin using it. In practice, risk increases sharply when exploitation becomes reliable or widespread.

Recurring findings usually come from incomplete Asset Discovery, inconsistent patch management, inherited images, and configuration drift. In modern environments, you also need to watch the software supply chain: dependencies, containers, build pipelines, and third-party services can reintroduce the same weakness even after you patch a single host. Unknown or unmanaged assets (often called Shadow IT) are a common reason the same issues resurface.

Use a simple, repeatable triage model: focus first on externally exposed assets, high-value systems (identity, VPN, email, production), vulnerabilities with known exploits, and issues that enable remote code execution or privilege escalation. Then enforce patch SLAs and track progress using consistent metrics so remediation is steady, not reactive.

SynScan combines attack surface monitoring and continuous security auditing to keep your inventory current, flag high-impact vulnerabilities early, and help you turn raw findings into a practical remediation plan.