CVE-2006-2219
phpBB 2.0.20 does not verify user-specified input variable types before being passed to type-dependent functions, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, as demonstrated by the (1) mode parameter to memberlist.php and the (2)…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.54%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
phpBB 2.0.20 does not verify user-specified input variable types before being passed to type-dependent functions, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, as demonstrated by the (1) mode parameter to memberlist.php and the (2) highlight parameter to viewtopic.php that are used as an argument to the htmlspecialchars or urlencode functions, which displays the installation path in the resulting error message.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.54% probability · 73th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- phpbb group/phpbb
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=114695651425026&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=114731067321710&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=114685931319903&w=2
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/837
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26306
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=114695651425026&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=114731067321710&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=114685931319903&w=2
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/837
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26306
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.