CVE-2005-3415
phpBB 2.0.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms that deregister global variables by setting both a GET/POST/COOKIE (GPC) variable and a GLOBALS[] variable with the same name, which causes phpBB to unset the GLOBALS[]…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.37%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
phpBB 2.0.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms that deregister global variables by setting both a GET/POST/COOKIE (GPC) variable and a GLOBALS[] variable with the same name, which causes phpBB to unset the GLOBALS[] variable but not the GPC variable.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.37% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- phpbb group/phpbb
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113081113317600&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17366
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18098
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/130
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015121Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-925
- http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_172005.75.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/20386
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15243Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22914
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113081113317600&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17366
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18098
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/130
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015121Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-925
- http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_172005.75.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/20386
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15243Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22914
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.