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phpBB <= 2.0.17 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 20132
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The remote host is running a version of phpBB that, if using PHP 5 with 'register_globals' enabled, fails to properly deregister global variables as well as failing to initialize several variables in various scripts. An attacker may be able to exploit these issues to execute arbitrary code or to conduct SQL injection and cross-site scripting attacks.Solution
Upgrade to phpBB version 2.0.18 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 20132
File Name: phpbb_2_0_17.nasl
Version: 1.32
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 11/2/2005
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:phpbb_group:phpbb
Required KB Items: www/phpBB
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/31/2005
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-3415, CVE-2005-3416, CVE-2005-3417, CVE-2005-3418, CVE-2005-3419, CVE-2005-3420, CVE-2005-3536, CVE-2005-3537