CVE-2005-3416
phpBB 2.0.17 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled and the session_start function has not been called to handle a session, allows remote attackers to bypass security checks by setting the $_SESSION and $HTTP_SESSION_VARS variables to strings…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.31%). 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, when register_globals is enabled and the session_start function has not been called to handle a session, allows remote attackers to bypass security checks by setting the $_SESSION and $HTTP_SESSION_VARS variables to strings instead of arrays, which causes an array_merge function call to fail.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.31% probability · 82th 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.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/20413
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15243Patch
- 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.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/20413
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15243Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.