phpBB 2.0.18 Error Message admin/admin_disallow.php append_sid setmodules information disclosure
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability was found in phpBB 2.0.18 (Forum Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function append_sid
of the file admin/admin_disallow.php of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument setmodules
with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
admin/admin_disallow.php in phpBB 2.0.18 allows remote attackers to obtain the installation path via a direct request with a non-empty setmodules parameter, which causes an invalid append_sid function call that leaks the path in an error message.
The weakness was published 12/16/2005 by Maksymilian Arciemowicz (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-4358 since 12/20/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.
After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:admin/admin_disallow.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20379 (phpBB < 2.0.19 Multiple XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (20379). Similar entry is available at 27599.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 20379
Nessus Name: phpBB < 2.0.19 Multiple XSS
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Timeline
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Sources
Product: phpbb.comAdvisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Maksymilian Arciemowicz
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-4358 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 16088
Secunia: 18125 - phpBB "Allow HTML" Script Insertion Security Issue, Less Critical
OSVDB: 21804 - phpBB admin_disallow.php setmodules Variable Path Disclosure
Vupen: ADV-2005-2991
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 11:11Updated: 07/15/2018 16:12
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (64), 07/15/2018 16:12 (11)
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