phpBB viewtopic.php SQL injection
| phpbb-view-sql-injection (18052) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
phpBB is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL to the viewtopic.php script containing malicious SQL code in the highlight variable. This would allow the attacker to obtain sensitive information, and add, modify or delete data in the backend database.
Platforms Affected:
- Gentoo, Linux
- phpBB, phpBB 2.0 - 2.0.10
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of phpBB (2.0.11 or later), available from the phpBB Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Data Manipulation
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Nov 12 2004 - 21:05:42 CST, phpBB Code EXEC (v2.0.10) at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-11/0179.html.
- phpBB Web site, phpBB at http://www.phpbb.com/.
- phpBB.com Forum Index Announcement, Thu Nov 18, 2004 4:08 am, howdark.com explots - follow up at http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=240513.
- BID-10701: phpBB Viewtopic.PHP PHP Script Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1315: viewtopic.php in phpBB 2.x before 2.0.11 improperly URL decodes the highlight parameter when extracting words and phrases to highlight, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by double-encoding the highlight value so that special characters are inserted into the result, which is then processed by PHP exec, as exploited by the Santy.A worm.
- GLSA-200411-32: phpBB: Remote command execution
- SA13239: phpBB Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA7551: phpBB "highlight" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1012647: phpBB viewtopic.php `highlight` Input Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands
- US-CERT VU#497400: phpBB viewtopic.php fails to properly sanitize input passed to the highlight parameter
Reported:
Nov 12, 2004
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