phpBB up to 2.0.13 Error Message oracle.php information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpBB and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the file oracle.php of the component Error Message Handler. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-0659. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpBB (Forum Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file oracle.php of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation 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. CVE summarizes:

phpBB 2.0.13 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to oracle.php, which reveals the path in a PHP error message.

The bug was discovered 03/05/2005. The weakness was published 05/02/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-0659 since 03/07/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:oracle.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17301 (phpBB <= 2.0.13 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 (19599), Tenable (17301), SecurityFocus (BID 12736†), OSVDB (14571†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1013377†). Similar entries are available at VDB-24803 and VDB-24571. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 17301
Nessus Name: phpBB <= 2.0.13 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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03/07/2005 +2 days 🔍
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03/09/2005 +2 days 🔍
05/02/2005 +54 days 🔍
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05/23/2006 +386 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3213 days 🔍
06/18/2019 +1561 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpbb.com

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0659 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0659
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24560
X-Force: 19599
SecurityFocus: 12736 - PHPBB Session.PHP Autologin User_Level Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: 14571 - CVE-2005-0659 - PhpBB - Full Path Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1013377
Vulnerability Center: 11557 - phpBB Information Disclosure via oracle.php Request, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 06/18/2019 16:34
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (66), 06/18/2019 16:34 (8)
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Cache ID: 216:387:103

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