phpBB up to 2.0.6d viewtopic.php topicdays cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in phpBB up to 2.0.6d. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file viewtopic.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument topicdays results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2004-1809. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in phpBB up to 2.0.6d (Forum Software). This affects some unknown processing of the file viewtopic.php. The manipulation of the argument topicdays with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpBB 2.0.6d and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) postdays parameter to viewtopic.php or (2) topicdays parameter to viewforum.php.

The weakness was disclosed 03/15/2004 by JeiAr with Gulftech (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1809 since 05/04/2005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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.

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 12093 (phpBB < 2.0.7 Multiple XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 2566.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15464), Tenable (12093), SecurityFocus (BID 9866†), OSVDB (4257†) and Secunia (SA11121†). The entry VDB-81961 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 12093
Nessus Name: phpBB < 2.0.7 Multiple XSS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 2566
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP PHPBB viewforum.php access
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03/13/2004 🔍
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03/14/2004 +1 days 🔍
03/15/2004 +1 days 🔍
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12/31/2004 +284 days 🔍
05/04/2005 +124 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +3596 days 🔍
05/20/2019 +1533 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpbb.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: JeiAr
Organization: Gulftech
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-1809 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1809
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22917
X-Force: 15464
SecurityFocus: 9866 - PHPBB ViewForum.PHP "topicdays" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 11121 - phpBB SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 4257 - phpBB viewforum.php topicdays Parameter XSS
Vulnerability Center: 4000 - phpBB login.php, viewforum.php and viewtopic.php Cross Site Scripting Attack, Medium

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Created: 03/09/2015 15:52
Updated: 05/20/2019 15:39
Changes: 03/09/2015 15:52 (73), 05/20/2019 15:39 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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