VDB-81961 · XFDB 15464 · BID 9865

phpBB viewtopic.php postdays cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpBB. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file viewtopic.php. This manipulation of the argument postdays causes cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpBB (Forum Software) (unknown version). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file viewtopic.php. The manipulation of the argument postdays with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect integrity.

The weakness was released 03/15/2004 by JeiAr with Gulftech (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

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

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 2566.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15464), SecurityFocus (BID 9865†), OSVDB (4259†) and Secunia (SA11121†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-22917. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 2566

Timelineinfo

03/12/2004 🔍
03/15/2004 +2 days 🔍
03/15/2004 +0 days 🔍
04/11/2016 +4409 days 🔍
10/01/2018 +903 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpbb.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: JeiAr
Organization: Gulftech
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81961
X-Force: 15464
SecurityFocus: 9865 - PHPBB ViewTopic.PHP "postdays" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 11121
OSVDB: 4259 - phpBB viewtopic.php postdays Parameter XSS

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/11/2016 16:31
Updated: 10/01/2018 11:08
Changes: 04/11/2016 16:31 (40), 10/01/2018 11:08 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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