phpBB Calendar calendar_scheduler.php Home cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in phpBB. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file calendar_scheduler.php of the component Calendar Module. The manipulation of the argument Home leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2005-1116. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpBB (Forum Software) (version now known) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file calendar_scheduler.php of the component Calendar Module. The manipulation of the argument start with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Calendar module for phpBB allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the start parameter to calendar_scheduler.php.

The weakness was presented 05/02/2005 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1116 since 04/16/2005. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:calendar_scheduler.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18573 (phpBB2 Plus <= 1.52 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.

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 X-Force (20086), Tenable (18573), SecurityFocus (BID 13155†), OSVDB (15930†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-13016†). See VDB-24862, VDB-24861 and VDB-24860 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 18573
Nessus Name: phpBB2 Plus <= 1.52 Multiple XSS
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03/02/2005 🔍
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06/28/2005 +57 days 🔍
11/01/2006 +491 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3052 days 🔍
07/10/2019 +1582 days 🔍

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Product: phpbb.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-1116 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1116
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24863
X-Force: 20086
SecurityFocus: 13155
OSVDB: 15930 - CVE-2005-1116 - Phpbb Group - PhpBB - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
Vulnerability Center: 13016 - phpBB XSS Vulnerability in the Calendar Module, Medium

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Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 07/10/2019 11:21
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (63), 07/10/2019 11:21 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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