Anthony Boyd phpBB Blog up to 2.2.2 Error Message blog.php permalink sql injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Anthony Boyd phpBB Blog up to 2.2.2. Impacted is an unknown function of the file blog.php of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument permalink leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2005-4346. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in Anthony Boyd phpBB Blog up to 2.2.2 (Blog Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file blog.php of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument permalink with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Invalid SQL syntax error in blog.php in phpBB Blog 2.2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain the full path of the application via an invalid permalink parameter to index.php, which produces an invalid SQL query that leaks the full pathname in a SQL syntax error message. NOTE: this was originally claimed to be SQL injection, but a cleansing step strips all non-digit characters and leaves an empty permalink argument, which leads to the syntax error.

The weakness was presented 12/05/2005 by r0t (Website). The advisory is shared at osvdb.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-4346 since 12/18/2005. 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 T1505 for this issue.

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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 (23495) and OSVDB (21565†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Blog Software

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• Anthony Boyd

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• phpBB Blog

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• 2.2.0
• 2.2.1
• 2.2.2

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• open-source

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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