CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
Percentile
93.7%
According to its banner, the remote host is running a version of phpBB that suffers from multiple flaws:
A BBCode Input Validation Vulnerability The application fails to properly filter for the BBCode URL in the ‘includes/bbcode.php’ script. With a specially crafted URL, an attacker could cause arbitrary script code to be executed in a user’s browser, possibly even to modify registry entries without the user’s knowledge.
Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities The application does not properly sanitize user-supplied input to the ‘forumname’ and ‘forumdesc’ parameters of the ‘admin/admin_forums.php’ script. By enticing a phpBB administrator to visit a specially crafted link, an attacker can potentially steal the admin’s session cookie or perform other attacks.
Improper Filtering of HTML Code The application does not completely filter user-supplied input to the ‘u’ parameter of the ‘profile.php’ script or the ‘highlight’ parameter of the ‘viewtopic.php’ script.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(18124);
script_version("1.27");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/04/11");
script_cve_id("CVE-2005-1193", "CVE-2005-1290");
script_bugtraq_id(13344, 13345, 13545);
script_name(english:"phpBB <= 2.0.14 Multiple Vulnerabilities");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by
multiple vulnerabilities.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to its banner, the remote host is running a version of phpBB
that suffers from multiple flaws:
- A BBCode Input Validation Vulnerability
The application fails to properly filter for the BBCode
URL in the 'includes/bbcode.php' script. With a
specially crafted URL, an attacker could cause arbitrary
script code to be executed in a user's browser, possibly
even to modify registry entries without the user's
knowledge.
- Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
The application does not properly sanitize user-supplied input
to the 'forumname' and 'forumdesc' parameters of the
'admin/admin_forums.php' script. By enticing a phpBB
administrator to visit a specially crafted link, an attacker
can potentially steal the admin's session cookie or perform
other attacks.
- Improper Filtering of HTML Code
The application does not completely filter user-supplied input
to the 'u' parameter of the 'profile.php' script or the
'highlight' parameter of the 'viewtopic.php' script.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2005/Apr/383");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=288194");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to phpBB version 2.0.15 or later.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_cwe_id(20, 74, 79, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 750, 751, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2005/04/23");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/04/25");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:phpbb_group:phpbb");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"thorough_tests", value:"true");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2022 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_dependencies("phpbb_detect.nasl");
script_require_keys("www/phpBB");
script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
exit(0);
}
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");
port = get_http_port(default:80);
if (!can_host_php(port:port)) exit(0);
# Test an install.
install = get_kb_item(string("www/", port, "/phpBB"));
if (isnull(install)) exit(0);
matches = eregmatch(string:install, pattern:"^(.+) under (/.*)$");
if (!isnull(matches)) {
ver = matches[1];
if (ver =~ "^([01]\..*|2\.0\.([0-9]|1[0-4])([^0-9]|$))")
{
security_warning(port);
set_kb_item(name: 'www/'+port+'/XSS', value: TRUE);
}
}