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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-925-1 | New phpbb2 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
EUVD |
EUVD-2005-3415 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T23:10:08.644Z
Reserved: 2005-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2005-3416
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Status : Modified
Published: 2005-11-01T21:02:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2005-3416
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD