phpBB 2.0/2.0.1/2.0.2/2.0.3 Avatar Upload IP address information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in phpBB 2.0/2.0.1/2.0.2/2.0.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Avatar Upload Handler. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure (IP address). This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2002-2346. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpBB 2.0/2.0.1/2.0.2/2.0.3 (Forum Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Avatar Upload Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (IP Address). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

phpBB 2.0 through 2.0.3 generates names for uploaded avatar files with the hex-encoded IP address of the client system, which allows remote attackers to obtain client IP addresses.

The weakness was presented 12/31/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-2346 since 10/29/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10902 (PHPBB2 Avatar Images Information Disclosure Vulnerability).

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 databases at X-Force (10323) and SecurityFocus (BID 5923†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Forum Software

Name

phpBB

Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://www.phpbb.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Name: IP Address
Class: Information disclosure / IP Address
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/09/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +83 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
10/29/2007 +1763 days 🔍
08/07/2014 +2474 days 🔍
08/28/2025 +4039 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpbb.com

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-2346 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2346
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19988
X-Force: 10323
SecurityFocus: 5923 - PHPBB2 Avatar Images Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2014 12:46
Updated: 08/28/2025 17:53
Changes: 08/07/2014 12:46 (49), 06/12/2018 11:02 (2), 07/13/2024 19:37 (17), 08/28/2025 17:53 (3)
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