phpBB up to 2.0.14 File Upload up.php privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in phpBB. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file up.php of the component File Upload. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-1047. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in phpBB (Forum Software). This issue affects some unknown processing of the file up.php of the component File Upload. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Meilad File upload script (up.php) mod for phpBB 2.0.x does not properly limit the types of files that can be uploaded, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands by uploading PHP files, then directly requesting them from the uploads directory.

The bug was discovered 04/07/2005. The weakness was shared 04/07/2005 by Status-x (Website). The advisory is shared at securitytracker.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1047 since 04/12/2005. 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 are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:up.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18007 (phpBB up.php Arbitrary File Upload), 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.

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 Tenable (18007), SecurityFocus (BID 13084†), OSVDB (15481†), SecurityTracker (ID 1013671†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7644†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 18007
Nessus Name: phpBB up.php Arbitrary File Upload
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03/10/2015 +3611 days 🔍
05/31/2019 +1543 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpbb.com

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Researcher: Status-x
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-1047 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1047
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24149
SecurityFocus: 13084 - File Upload Script PHPBB Module Arbitrary Script Upload Vulnerability
OSVDB: 15481 - File Upload Script - PHPBB Module - Arbitrary Script Upload Issue
SecurityTracker: 1013671
Vulnerability Center: 7644 - File Upload Script phpBB Module Code Execution via Uploaded PHP Files, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 05/31/2019 16:32
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (65), 05/31/2019 16:32 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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