PHPBB Search.PHP "search_author" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:10754

Info

PHPBB Search.PHP "search_author" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 10754
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 19 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 19 2004 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability is credited to Ory Segal <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.9
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.8 a
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.8
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.7 a
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.7
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.6 d
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.6 c
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.6
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.5
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.4
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.3
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.2
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.1
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0 .0
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0 RC4
- Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.9
- Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.9
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0 RC3
- Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.9
- Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.9
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0 RC2
- Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.9
- Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.9
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0 RC1
- Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.9
- Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.9
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0 Beta 1
- Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.9
- Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.9
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

PHPBB Search.PHP "search_author" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

It is reported that one of the scripts included with phpBB is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. According to the author of the report, the script "search.php" returns the value of the HTML variable "search_author" to the client as its output without encoding it or otherwise removing potentially hostile content.

It is reported that gpc magic quotes must be turned off in php.ini for this vulnerability to exist.

Exploit / POC

PHPBB Search.PHP "search_author" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

The following example is available:

http://www.example.com/phpBB2/search.php?search_author='<script>alert(document.cookie)</script>

Solution / Fix

PHPBB Search.PHP "search_author" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
It is reported that this vulnerability is addressed in phpBB version 2.0.10:


phpBB Group phpBB 2.0 RC1

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0 RC3

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0 RC4

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0 Beta 1

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0 RC2

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0 .0

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.1

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.2

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.3

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.4

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.5

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.6

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.6 c

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.6 d

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.7

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.7 a

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.8 a

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.8

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.9

References

PHPBB Search.PHP "search_author" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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