phpBB 2.0.20 Error Message memberlist.php input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpBB 2.0.20. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file memberlist.php of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-2219. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpBB 2.0.20 (Forum Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file memberlist.php of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

phpBB 2.0.20 does not verify user-specified input variable types before being passed to type-dependent functions, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, as demonstrated by the (1) mode parameter to memberlist.php and the (2) highlight parameter to viewtopic.php that are used as an argument to the htmlspecialchars or urlencode functions, which displays the installation path in the resulting error message.

The weakness was disclosed 02/08/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-2219 since 05/05/2006. 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 of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

By approaching the search of inurl:memberlist.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 2.0.20 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (26306). The entry VDB-34908 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpBB 2.0.20

Timelineinfo

05/05/2006 🔍
02/08/2007 +279 days 🔍
02/08/2007 +0 days 🔍
03/13/2015 +2955 days 🔍
08/19/2018 +1255 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpbb.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-2219 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2219
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-34907
X-Force: 26306 - phpBB memberlist.php and viewtopic.php path disclosure

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 08/19/2018 07:45
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (47), 08/19/2018 07:45 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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