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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2006-2220 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T17:43:28.039Z
Reserved: 2006-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2006-2219
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Status : Modified
Published: 2007-02-08T17:28:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2006-2219
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD