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phpBB "cur_password" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA19494
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Release Date:
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2006-04-03
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Last Update:
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2006-04-12
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Popularity:
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33,746 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Cross Site Scripting
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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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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-1603
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Description:
Preddy has discovered a vulnerability in phpBB, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
Input passed to the "cur_password" parameter in profile.php when editing the profile is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site.
The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 2.0.19. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 2.0.20.
http://www.phpbb.com/downloads.php
Provided and/or discovered by:
Preddy, RootShell Security Group
Changelog:
2006-04-06: Added CVE reference.
2006-04-12: Updated "Solution" section.
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