CVE-2007-2234 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

include/common.php in PunBB 1.2.14 and earlier does not properly handle a disabled ini_get function when checking the register_globals setting, which allows remote attackers to register global parameters, as demonstrated by an SQL injection attack on the search_id parameter to search.php.

Published: 2007-04-25

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-2229	include/common.php in PunBB 1.2.14 and earlier does not properly handle a disabled ini_get function when checking the register_globals setting, which allows remote attackers to register global parameters, as demonstrated by an SQL injection attack on the search_id parameter to search.php.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00596.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://dev.punbb.org/changeset/933
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2613
http://www.acid-root.new.fr/advisories/13070411.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/465338/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/465400/100/100/threaded

History

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Subscriptions

Punbb Punbb

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-04-25T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T13:33:28.067Z

Reserved: 2007-04-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-2234

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-04-25T15:19:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-2234

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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