CVE-2005-0603: Medium severity Phpbb Group Phpbb vulnerability

Published Feb 28, 2005
·
Updated

viewtopic.php in phpBB 2.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a highlight parameter containing invalid regular expression syntax, which reveals the path in a PHP error message.

Affected Software

21 affected components
Phpbb Group Phpbb=2.0.0
Phpbb Group Phpbb=2.0.1
Phpbb Group Phpbb=2.0.2
Phpbb Group Phpbb=2.0.3
Phpbb Group Phpbb=2.0.4
Phpbb Group Phpbb=2.0.5
Phpbb Group Phpbb=2.0.6
Phpbb Group Phpbb=2.0.6c
Phpbb Group Phpbb=2.0.6d
Phpbb Group Phpbb=2.0.7
Phpbb Group Phpbb=2.0.7a
Phpbb Group Phpbb=2.0.8
Phpbb Group Phpbb=2.0.8a
Phpbb Group Phpbb=2.0.9
Phpbb Group Phpbb=2.0.10
Phpbb Group Phpbb=2.0.11
Phpbb Group Phpbb=2.0_beta1
Phpbb Group Phpbb=2.0_rc1
Phpbb Group Phpbb=2.0_rc2
Phpbb Group Phpbb=2.0_rc3
Phpbb Group Phpbb=2.0_rc4

Event History

Feb 28, 2005
CVE Published
via NVD·05:00 AM
Mar 1, 2005
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0603?

CVE-2005-0603 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2005-0603?

To fix CVE-2005-0603, upgrade phpBB to version 2.0.13 or later.

3

What versions of phpBB are affected by CVE-2005-0603?

CVE-2005-0603 affects all versions of phpBB 2.0.12 and earlier.

4

What kind of information leak is associated with CVE-2005-0603?

CVE-2005-0603 allows remote attackers to reveal sensitive information through PHP error messages.

5

What component of phpBB is vulnerable in CVE-2005-0603?

CVE-2005-0603 affects the viewtopic.php script in phpBB.

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