Secunia Logo  


Secunia PSI WorldMap
 
phpBB Avatar Functions Information Disclosure and Deletion
Secunia Advisory: SA14362
Release Date: 2005-02-22
Last Update: 2005-02-28
Popularity: 52,622 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Manipulation of data
Exposure of sensitive information
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:phpBB 2.x

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

Subscribe: Instant alerts on relevant vulnerabilities


Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3)[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]

Description:
AnthraX101 has reported two vulnerabilities in phpBB, which can be exploited by malicious users to disclose and delete sensitive information.

1) An input validation error in the upload handling of avatars can be exploited to disclose arbitrary files by simultaneously requesting to upload an avatar from both a local and a remote source, and specifying a local path in the "Upload Avatar from a URL:" field.

Successful exploitation requires that "Enable remote avatars" and "Enable avatar uploading" are enabled (not default settings).

2) Input validation errors in "usercp_avatar.php" and "usercp_register.php" can in combination be exploited to delete arbitrary files via directory traversal attacks.

Successful exploitation requires that "Enable gallery avatars" is enabled (not default setting).

Some issues disclosing the full path to certain scripts have also been reported.

The vulnerabilities have been reported in version 2.0.11. Prior versions may also be affected.

Change Page:
[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]



Track this Secunia Advisory
Customers of the Secunia Vulnerability Intelligence solutions will automatically receive updates when new information regarding this advisory is released.

Read more about our Vulnerability Intelligence solutions and what they can do for you and your company.

About this Secunia Advisory
Please note: The information that this Secunia Advisory is based on comes from a third party unless stated otherwise.

Secunia collects, validates, and verifies all vulnerability reports issued by security research groups, vendors, and others.
  
Latest Advisories

Send Feedback to Secunia
If you have new information regarding this Secunia advisory or a product in our database, please send it to us using either our web form or email us at vuln@secunia.com.

Ideas, suggestions, and other feedback are most welcome.

Most Popular - 3 Hours

1. Internet Explorer Charset Inheritance Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability // 53 views
2. Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities // 33 views
3. Sun Java JDK / JRE Multiple Vulnerabilities // 30 views
4. Adobe Reader/Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities // 30 views
5. RealPlayer Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability // 18 views
6. Microsoft Word Malformed Object Pointer Vulnerability // 15 views
7. AdminLog Administration Interface Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities // 13 views
8. Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities // 13 views
9. Microsoft PowerPoint OutlineTextRefAtom Parsing Vulnerability // 13 views
10. vbDrupal URL Information Disclosure Security Issue // 11 views