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phpBB "Referer" Header Session ID Disclosure
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA18693
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Release Date:
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2006-02-06
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Last Update:
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2008-04-15
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Popularity:
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13,527 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Hijacking
Cross Site Scripting
Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Workaround
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| Software: | phpBB 2.x
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Secunia CVSS-2 Score:
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| Advisory Content (Page 2 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Solution:
Disable support for external avatar images and BBcode IMG tags.
Reportedly fixed in the SVN repository.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Maksymilian Arciemowicz. Additional information provided by NBBN.
Changelog:
2006-04-14: Updated "Solution" section.
2008-03-20: Updated advisory with additional information provided by NBBN. Added version 2.0.23 and 3.0.0 as affected.
2008-04-15: Updated "Description" and "Solution" sections. According to the vendor, SIDs are not sensitive information in version 3.x. Leaked SIDs can therefore not be used to conduct further attacks.
Original Advisory:
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/31
Other References:
SA16868:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16868/
Change Page:
[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
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