phpBB multiple scripts cross-site scripting
| phpbb-multiple-scripts-xss (25599) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
phpBB is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the profile.php, admin_board.php, admin_groups.php, admin_styles.php or admin_ranks.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using various parameters to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, allowing the attacker to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- phpBB, phpBB 2.0.19
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of phpBB (2.0.20 or later), available from the phpBB Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- phpBB Web site, phpBB:: Creating Communities at http://www.phpbb.com/.
- BID-17355: PHPBB Profile.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-1603: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in profile.php in phpBB 2.0.19 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the cur_password parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- CVE-2006-1775: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpBB 2.0.19 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) Site Description field in (a) admin_board.php, the (2) Group name and (3) Group description fields in (b) admin_groups.php and (c) groupcp.php, the (4) Theme Name field in (d) admin_styles.php, and the (5) Rank Title field in (e) admin_ranks.php. NOTE: the profile.php/Current password vector is already covered by CVE-2006-1603.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2006-1191: phpBB cur_password Parameter Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
- OSVDB ID: 24356: phpBB admin_styles.php Theme Name Field XSS
- SA19494: phpBB "cur_password" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
Apr 03, 2006
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