CVE-2004-1315

Description

viewtopic.php in phpBB 2.x before 2.0.11 improperly URL decodes the highlight parameter when extracting words and phrases to highlight, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by double-encoding the highlight value so that special characters are inserted into the result, which is then processed by PHP exec, as exploited by the Santy.A worm.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 85.91% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory phpbb.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10701	vdb entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200411-32	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110365752909029&w=2	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18052	vdb entry
http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=240513	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/497400	us government resource third party advisory patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-356A.html	us government resource third party advisory patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/13239/	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?t=110079440800004&r=1&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/385208	mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110029415208724&w=2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1315?: CVE-2004-1315 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1315?: To fix CVE-2004-1315, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-1315 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1315 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~86% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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