phpBB up to 2.0.10 viewtopic.php highlight privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpBB. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file viewtopic.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument highlight results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2004-1315. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in phpBB (Forum Software). This affects an unknown code block of the file viewtopic.php. The manipulation of the argument highlight with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

viewtopic.php in phpBB 2.x before 2.0.11 improperly URL decodes the highlight parameter when extracting words and phrases to highlight, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by double-encoding the highlight value so that special characters are inserted into the result, which is then processed by PHP exec, as exploited by the Santy.A worm.

The bug was discovered 11/12/2004. The weakness was disclosed 11/12/2004 by Jessica Soules (ASAN) (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1315 since 12/22/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at securitylab.ru. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:viewtopic.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16200 (phpBB < 2.0.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (ESMARKCONANT)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12142 (PHPBB Remote Code Execution - Shadow Brokers (ESMARKCONANT)).

Upgrading to version 2.0.11 eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 12610. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3174.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18052), Exploit-DB (647), Tenable (16200), SecurityFocus (BID 10701†) and OSVDB (11719†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 16200
Nessus Name: phpBB < 2.0.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (ESMARKCONANT)
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OpenVAS ID: 52540
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: phpbb
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MetaSploit ID: phpbb_highlight.rb
MetaSploit Name: phpBB viewtopic.php Arbitrary Code Execution
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpBB 2.0.11

Snort ID: 12610

Suricata ID: 2021390
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07/12/2004 🔍
11/12/2004 +123 days 🔍
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12/22/2004 +38 days 🔍
01/02/2005 +11 days 🔍
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04/14/2015 +3738 days 🔍
11/21/2024 +3509 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpbb.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Jessica Soules (ASAN)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-1315 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1315
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22377
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X-Force: 18052
SecurityFocus: 10701 - phpBB Viewtopic.PHP PHP Script Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 13239
OSVDB: 11719 - phpBB viewtopic.php highlight Parameter SQL Injection
Vulnerability Center: 6741 - phpBB Viewtopic.php Arbitrary Command Execution, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:22
Updated: 11/21/2024 08:54
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:22 (88), 05/29/2019 08:02 (11), 11/21/2024 08:54 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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