phpBB up to 2.0.12 sessions.php userdata[user_level information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in phpBB. This impacts an unknown function of the file sessions.php. The manipulation of the argument userdata[user_level leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-0614. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpBB (Forum Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file sessions.php. The manipulation of the argument userdata[user_level with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

sessions.php in phpBB 2.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain administrator privileges via the autologinid value in a cookie.

The bug was discovered 01/01/2001. The weakness was shared 02/27/2005 by Paisterist with waraxe (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at phpbb.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-0614 since 03/02/2005. 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 as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After 13 hours, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1518 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:sessions.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17225 (phpBB <= 2.0.12 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19501), Exploit-DB (871), Tenable (17225), SecurityFocus (BID 12678†) and OSVDB (14242†). The entry VDB-23991 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 17225
Nessus Name: phpBB <= 2.0.12 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Product: phpbb.com

Advisory: phpbb.com
Researcher: Paisterist
Organization: waraxe
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-0614 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0614
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24539
X-Force: 19501
SecurityFocus: 12678 - PHPBB Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 14413
OSVDB: 14242 - phpBB sessions.php autologinid Remote Privilege Escalation
Vulnerability Center: 7223 - phpBB 2.0.12 and Earlier Administrative Privilege Escalation, High

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

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 09/25/2025 09:49
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (76), 06/06/2019 09:48 (6), 09/25/2025 09:49 (18)
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