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phpBB Attachment Mod Two Vulnerabilities
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA13421
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Release Date:
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2004-12-13
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Last Update:
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2005-02-15
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Popularity:
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10,346 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Attachment Mod 2.x (module for phpBB)
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2004-1399
CVE-2004-1404
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Description:
Two vulnerabilities have been reported in the Attachment Mod module for phpBB, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
1) An input validation error can be exploited to add, remove, and execute files outside the upload directory via directory traversal attacks.
2) An error in the handling of multiple file extensions within "mod_mime" can be exploited to upload malicious script files.
The vulnerabilities have been reported in version 2.3.10. Prior versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 2.3.11.
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=66311
Provided and/or discovered by:
1) Paul Laudanski
2) Jeremy Bae, STG Security.
Changelog:
2004-12-14: Added link to advisory from Paul Laudanski in the "Original Advisory" section.
2004-12-15: Updated credits.
2005-01-03: Updated advisory.
2005-02-15: Added CVE references.
Original Advisory:
http://www.opentools.de/board/viewtopic.php?t=3590
http://castlecops.com/postp393483.html
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