phpBB 2.0.21 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in phpBB 2.0.21 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes cross-site request forgery. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-6508. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in phpBB 2.0.21 (Forum Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in phpBB 2.0.21 allows remote authenticated users to send unauthorized messages as an arbitrary user via unspecified vectors. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

The bug was discovered 12/07/2006. The weakness was shared 12/13/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-6508 since 12/13/2006. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 30227 (Debian DSA-1488-1 : phpbb2 - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30786), Tenable (30227), OSVDB (35451†), Secunia (SA23283†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-17665†). The entries VDB-34146, VDB-34145, VDB-34144 and VDB-33732 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 30227
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1488-1 : phpbb2 - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 60361
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1488-1 (phpbb2)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/13/2006 +6 days 🔍
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02/09/2008 +423 days 🔍
02/11/2008 +2 days 🔍
02/18/2008 +7 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +2579 days 🔍
08/05/2019 +1607 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpbb.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-6508 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6508
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33799

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X-Force: 30786
Secunia: 23283
OSVDB: 35451 - CVE-2006-6508 - phpBB - Cross-Site Request Forgery Issue
Vulnerability Center: 17665 - PhpBB Allows Authenticated Remote Users to Conduct Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Attack, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 08/05/2019 16:59
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (67), 08/05/2019 16:59 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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