phpBB 1.2.4 Rc3/2.0.18/2.0.20/2.0.21 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in phpBB 1.2.4 Rc3/2.0.18/2.0.20/2.0.21. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2006-6840. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpBB 1.2.4 Rc3/2.0.18/2.0.20/2.0.21 (Forum Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in phpBB before 2.0.22 has unknown impact and remote attack vectors related to a "negative start parameter."

The bug was discovered 12/23/2006. The weakness was published 12/31/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-6840 since 01/02/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 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 to version 2.0.22 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 (31390), Tenable (30227), SecurityFocus (BID 21806†), OSVDB (35442†) and Secunia (SA28871†). Similar entries are available at VDB-32260, VDB-34146, VDB-34144 and VDB-33799. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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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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Upgrade: phpBB 2.0.22

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12/23/2006 🔍
12/28/2006 +5 days 🔍
12/28/2006 +0 days 🔍
12/31/2006 +3 days 🔍
12/31/2006 +0 days 🔍
01/02/2007 +2 days 🔍
01/08/2007 +6 days 🔍
02/09/2008 +397 days 🔍
02/11/2008 +2 days 🔍
02/11/2008 +0 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +2586 days 🔍
07/13/2019 +1584 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpbb.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-6840 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6840
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-34145

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X-Force: 31390
SecurityFocus: 21806 - PHPBB Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28871 - Debian update for phpbb2, Less Critical
OSVDB: 35442 - phpBB session check unspecified
Vulnerability Center: 13867 - phpBB Negative Start Parameter Unspecified Vulnerability, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 07/13/2019 11:03
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (75), 07/13/2019 11:03 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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