VDB-83026 · SA17366 · OSVDB 20388

phpBB login.php forward_page cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpBB. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the file login.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument forward_page can lead to cross site scripting. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in phpBB (Forum Software) (version now known). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file login.php. The manipulation of the argument forward_page 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 bug was discovered 08/14/2005. The weakness was released 10/31/2005 by Stefan Esser (Website). The advisory is available at hardened-php.net. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 78 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:login.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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (20388†) and Secunia (SA17366†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-26766, VDB-26765, VDB-26764 and VDB-26763. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Forum Software

Name

phpBB

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://www.phpbb.com/

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp 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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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/14/2005 🔍
10/31/2005 +78 days 🔍
10/31/2005 +0 days 🔍
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04/28/2016 +3831 days 🔍
11/02/2018 +918 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpbb.com

Advisory: hardened-php.net
Researcher: Stefan Esser
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-83026
Secunia: 17366 - phpBB Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 20388 - phpBB login.php forward_page Parameter XSS

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/28/2016 17:19
Updated: 11/02/2018 08:14
Changes: 04/28/2016 17:19 (44), 11/02/2018 08:14 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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