phpBB Unauthorized Administrative Features Access Vulnerability

BID:3171

Info

phpBB Unauthorized Administrative Features Access Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 3171
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 08 2001 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 09:22AM
Credit: Discovered by "David Danier" <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: phpBB Group phpBB 1.4.1
phpBB Group phpBB 1.4 .0
phpBB Group phpBB 1.2.1
phpBB Group phpBB 1.2 .0
phpBB Group phpBB 1.0 .0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

phpBB Unauthorized Administrative Features Access Vulnerability

An input validation error exists in phpBB, a freely available WWW forums package.

The problem is due to improper validation of a variable in the 'bb_profile.php' script included in the package. It may be possible for users registered with the phpBB system to manipulate SQL queries performed by the script and gain access to the package's administrative features.

One consequence of successful exploitation is that the attacker will be privy to user information.

Exploit / POC

phpBB Unauthorized Administrative Features Access Vulnerability

Currently the SecurityFocus staff are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] &lt;mailto:[email protected]&gt;.

Solution / Fix

phpBB Unauthorized Administrative Features Access Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently the SecurityFocus staff 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] <mailto:[email protected]>.

References

phpBB Unauthorized Administrative Features Access Vulnerability

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