VDB-83027 · SA17366 · OSVDB 20389

phpBB search.php list_cat cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpBB. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file search.php. The manipulation of the argument list_cat leads to cross site scripting. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in phpBB (Forum Software) (version unknown). This issue affects an unknown function of the file search.php. The manipulation of the argument list_cat with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity.

The bug was discovered 08/14/2005. The weakness was disclosed 10/31/2005 by Stefan Esser (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at hardened-php.net. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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:search.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 (20389†) and Secunia (SA17366†). The entries VDB-26766, VDB-26765, VDB-26764 and VDB-26763 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes

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08/14/2005 🔍
10/31/2005 +78 days 🔍
10/31/2005 +0 days 🔍
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-100-83027
Secunia: 17366
OSVDB: 20389 - phpBB search.php list_cat 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 (42), 11/02/2018 08:14 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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