PHPBB Profile.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	17355
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Apr 03 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 03 2006 09:53PM
Credit:	Preddy of RootShell Security Group is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.19
Not Vulnerable:

PHPBB Profile.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability


phpBB is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to have arbitrary script code executed in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

This issue affects version 2.0.19; other versions may also be vulnerable.

PHPBB Profile.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability


This issue can be exploited through a web client.

PHPBB Profile.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]:[email protected]

PHPBB Profile.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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