CVE-2005-4358

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Published Dec 20, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

admin/admin_disallow.php in phpBB 2.0.18 allows remote attackers to obtain the installation path via a direct request with a non-empty setmodules parameter, which causes an invalid append_sid function call that leaks the path in an error message.

Affected Products

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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-4353	admin/admin_disallow.php in phpBB 2.0.18 allows remote attackers to obtain the installation path via a direct request with a non-empty setmodules parameter, which causes an invalid append_sid function call that leaks the path in an error message.

Metrics

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 None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.1% (2.081% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=113484567432679&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/18125
http://secunia.com/advisories/18252
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/29
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/269
http://www.osvdb.org/21804
http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=352966
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420537/100/0/threaded
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2991
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0010

History

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Subscriptions

Phpbb Group Phpbb

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:46 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 20, 2005, 1:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:46 PM
Reserved: Dec 20, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:18 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 20, 2005, 1:03 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:18 PM

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