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phpBB Autologin Security Bypass Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA14493
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Release Date:
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2005-03-08
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Last Update:
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2005-04-18
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Popularity:
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14,160 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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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: | phpBB 2.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
"Some one" has reported a vulnerability in phpBB, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in "sessions.php" where the $userdata['user_level'] variable is not correctly reset after a failed autologin. This can be exploited to perform certain actions requiring administrative privileges (e.g. view mail addresses for arbitrary users).
This is related to:
SA14413
The vulnerability has been reported in version 2.0.13 and prior.
Change Page:
[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
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