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PunBB < 1.2.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 19775
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains two PHP scripts that may allow arbitrary code execution, local file disclosure, and cross-site scripting attacks.Description
According to its banner, the version of PunBB installed on the remote host suffers from several flaws.- A File Include Vulnerability The application fails to validate the 'language' parameter when a user updates his profile and uses that throughout the application to require PHP code in order to display messages. An attacker with an account on the affected application may be able to exploit this issue to read arbitrary files and even to execute local files with arbitrary PHP code subject to the privileges of the web server user id.
- A Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability The application also does not sanitize input passed to the 'email' parameter of the 'login.php' script when requesting a new password, which permits cross-site scripting attacks such as theft of authentication cookies.
Solution
Upgrade to PunBB 1.2.8 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 19775
File Name: punBB_128.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 9/23/2005
Updated: 6/1/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.8
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
Required KB Items: www/punBB
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/21/2005
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-3078, CVE-2005-3079