VDB-28208 · CVE-2006-0063 · OSVDB 22672

phpBB 2.0.19 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in phpBB 2.0.19. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2006-0063. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in phpBB 2.0.19 (Forum Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpBB 2.0.19, when "Allowed HTML tags" is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a permitted HTML tag with (single quote) characters and active attributes such as onmouseover, a variant of CVE-2005-4357.

The weakness was presented 01/20/2006 by Maksymilian Arciemowicz (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-0063 since 01/03/2006. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 vulnerability database at OSVDB (22672†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Timelineinfo

01/03/2006 🔍
01/05/2006 +2 days 🔍
01/20/2006 +15 days 🔍
01/20/2006 +0 days 🔍
01/20/2006 +0 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3337 days 🔍
07/17/2018 +1223 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpbb.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Maksymilian Arciemowicz
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-0063 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0063
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28208
OSVDB: 22672 - phpBB Allowed HTML Tags Single Quote XSS
Vupen: ADV-2006-0051

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 07/17/2018 10:08
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (45), 07/17/2018 10:08 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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