phpBB 2.0.22 privmsg.php cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in phpBB 2.0.22. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file privmsg.php. Performing a manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-0471. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in phpBB 2.0.22 (Forum Software). This affects an unknown code of the file privmsg.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in privmsg.php in phpBB 2.0.22 allows remote attackers to delete private messages (PM) as arbitrary users via a deleteall action.

The bug was discovered 01/23/2008. The weakness was disclosed 01/29/2008 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-0471 since 01/29/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is 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. By approaching the search of inurl:privmsg.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. 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 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39926), Tenable (30227), OSVDB (40639†), Secunia (SA28630†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-17666†). The entries VDB-34146, VDB-34145, VDB-34144 and VDB-33799 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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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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03/16/2015 +2583 days 🔍
08/05/2019 +1603 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpbb.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-0471 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0471
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40737

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X-Force: 39926
Secunia: 28630
OSVDB: 40639 - CVE-2008-0471 - phpBB - Cross-Site Request Forgery Issue
Vulnerability Center: 17666 - PhpBB Privmsg.php Allows Remote Attackers to Conduct Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Attack, Medium

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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/05/2019 17:00
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (69), 08/05/2019 17:00 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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