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4.2 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in phpBB 2.0.3 (Forum Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file search.php. The manipulation of the argument search_username
with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in phpBB 2.0.3 and possibly earlier versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the search_username parameter in searchuser mode.
The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-2255 since 10/14/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.
It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:search.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (10773).
Product
Type
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Highly functional
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
12/03/2002 🔍12/31/2002 🔍
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10/14/2007 🔍
08/06/2014 🔍
06/12/2018 🔍
Sources
Product: phpbb.comAdvisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2002-2255 (🔍)
X-Force: 10773 - phpBB search.php search_username cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 6311 - phpBB search.php Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 08/06/2014 18:24Updated: 06/12/2018 10:52
Changes: 08/06/2014 18:24 (52), 06/12/2018 10:52 (2)
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