phpBB up to 2.0.8a Header X-Forwarded-For authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in phpBB up to 2.0.8a. Affected is an unknown function of the component Header Handler. The manipulation of the argument X-Forwarded-For leads to authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-1950. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpBB up to 2.0.8a (Forum Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Header Handler. The manipulation of the argument X-Forwarded-For with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

phpBB 2.0.8a and earlier trusts the IP address that is in the X-Forwarded-For in the HTTP header, which allows remote attackers to spoof IP addresses.

The weakness was shared 04/19/2004 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-1950 since 05/04/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

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 (15909), SecurityFocus (BID 10170†) and Secunia (SA11434†). The entry VDB-21776 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

04/19/2004 🔍
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04/21/2004 +2 days 🔍
05/04/2005 +378 days 🔍
10/16/2014 +3452 days 🔍
06/18/2018 +1341 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpbb.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1950 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1950
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21779
X-Force: 15909 - phpBB common.php allows IP spoofing
SecurityFocus: 10170 - PHPBB Common.php IP Address Spoofing Vulnerability
Secunia: 11434 - phpBB IP Spoofing Issue, Not Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2014 11:23
Updated: 06/18/2018 09:19
Changes: 10/16/2014 11:23 (52), 06/18/2018 09:19 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:CC5:103

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