Info

Disclosure

Jul 13, 2004

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Jul 16, 2004

Solution

Unknown

Description

phpBB contains a flaw that allows a remote cross site scripting attack. This flaw exists because the application does not validate the "faq" variable upon submission to the lang_bbcode.php script. This could allow a user to create a specially crafted URL that would execute arbitrary code in a user's browser within the trust relationship between the browser and the server, leading to a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality, Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.0.9 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

phpBB Group	phpBB	2.0.4
		2.0.5
		2.0.0
		2.0.1
		2.0.2
		2.0.3
		2.0.6
		2.0.7
		2.0.8

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 12055
CVE ID: 2004-0730 (see also: NVD)
Related OSVDB ID: 7808 7809 7810 7811 7812 7813 7814 7815 7947
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-07/0170.html
Vendor URL: http://www.phpbb.com/
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.phpbb.com/support/documents.php?mode=changelog
Other Advisory URL: http://www.waraxe.us/index.php?modname=sa&id=34

Credit

Janek Vind "waraxe" - come2waraxeyahoo.com - Personal Page

Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/7948

Info

Disclosure

Discovery

Dates

Exploit

Solution

Description

Classification

Solution

Products

phpBB Group

phpBB

References

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