Interpretation conflict in phpBB 2.0.17, with remote avatars and avatar uploading enabled, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an HTML file with a GIF or JPEG file extension, which causes the HTML to be executed by a victim who views the file in Internet Explorer, which renders malformed image types as HTML, enabling cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. NOTE: it could be argued that this vulnerability is due to a design flaw in Internet Explorer (CVE-2005-3312) and the proper fix should be in that browser; if so, then this should not be treated as a vulnerability in phpBB.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phpbb | Phpbb_group | 2.0.17 (including) | 2.0.17 (including) |
| Phpbb2 | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Phpbb2 | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Phpbb2 | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
| Phpbb2 | Ubuntu | feisty | * |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0479.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=113017003617987\u0026w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17295/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18098
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-925
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15170
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22837
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0479.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=113017003617987\u0026w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17295/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18098
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-925
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15170
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22837