Vulnerabilities > CVE-2005-1115 - Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in PHPBB Photo Album Module

047910
CVSS 4.3 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
NONE
network
phpbb-group
smartor
nessus

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Photo Album 2.0.53 module for phpBB allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the bsid parameter to (1) album_cat.php or (2) album_comment.php.

Nessus

  • NASL familyCGI abuses
    NASL idPHPBB_PHOTO_ALBUM_XSS.NASL
    descriptionThe installed version of phpBB on the remote host includes a photo album module that has multiple vulnerabilities: - A SQL Injection Vulnerability An attacker can pass arbitrary SQL code through the
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id18051
    published2005-04-14
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/18051
    titlephpBB Photo Album Module <= 2.0.53 Multiple Vulnerabilities
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(18051);
      script_version("1.22");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:18");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2005-1114", "CVE-2005-1115");
      script_bugtraq_id(13157, 13158);
    
      script_name(english:"phpBB Photo Album Module <= 2.0.53 Multiple Vulnerabilities");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for multiple vulnerabilities in phpBB Photo Album Module <= 2.0.53");
     
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
    "The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by
    multiple vulnerabilities." );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
    "The installed version of phpBB on the remote host includes a photo
    album module that has multiple vulnerabilities:
    
      - A SQL Injection Vulnerability
        An attacker can pass arbitrary SQL code through the 'mode'
        parameter of the 'album_search.php' script to manipulate
        database queries.
    
      - Various Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
        The application fails to properly sanitize user input 
        through the 'sid' parameter of the 'album_cat.php' and
        'album_comment.php' scripts. An attacker can exploit
        these flaws to cause arbitrary HTML and script code to
        be run in a user's browser within the context of the
        affected website." );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2005/Apr/191" );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Unknown at this time." );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
      script_cwe_id(20, 74, 79, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 750, 751, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990);
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2005/04/14");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2005/04/13");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe",value:"cpe:/a:phpbb_group:phpbb");
      script_end_attributes();
     
      script_category(ACT_MIXED_ATTACK);
      script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
    
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
    
      script_dependencies("phpbb_detect.nasl", "cross_site_scripting.nasl");
      script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
      script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
      script_require_keys("www/phpBB");
      exit(0);
    }
    
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    include("http.inc");
    
    port = get_http_port(default:80);
    if (!can_host_php(port:port)) exit(0);
    
    
    # Test an install.
    install = get_kb_item(string("www/", port, "/phpBB"));
    if (isnull(install)) exit(0);
    matches = eregmatch(string:install, pattern:"^(.+) under (/.*)$");
    if (!isnull(matches)) {
      dir = matches[2];
    
      # If safe checks are enabled...
      if (safe_checks()) {
        # Get the main page.
        r = http_send_recv3(method:"GET",item:string(dir, "/album.php"), port:port);
        if (isnull(r)) exit(0);
        res = r[2];
    
        # And check the version number embedded in the page.
        if (egrep(
          string:res, 
          # version 2.0.53 and below may be vulnerable.
          # sample version strings:
          #   >Powered by Photo Album Addon 2 &copy; 2002-2003 <a href="http://smartor.is-root.com"
          #   >Powered by Photo Album Addon 2.0.5 &copy; 2002-2003 <a href="http://smartor.is-root.com"
          #   >Powered by Photo Album 2.0.51 &copy; 2002-2003 <a href="http://smartor.is-root.com"
          #   >Powered by Photo Album 2.0.53 &copy; 2002-2003 <a href="http://smartor.is-root.com"
          pattern:'>Powered by Photo Album (Addon )?([01].*|2|2\\.0\\.([0-4].*|5[0-3]?)) &copy; .+ <a href="http://smartor\\.is-root\\.com"', 
          icase:TRUE)
        ) {
          security_hole(port);
          set_kb_item(name: 'www/'+port+'/XSS', value: TRUE);
          set_kb_item(name: 'www/'+port+'/SQLInjection', value: TRUE);
        }
      }
      # Otherwise...
      else {
        # Try the SQL injection first.
        r = http_send_recv3(method:"GET",
          item:string(
            dir, "/album_search.php?",
            "search=", SCRIPT_NAME, "&",
            # nb: this should just generate a syntax error. If you change this,
            #     also make sure to change the pattern below.
            "mode='NESSUS"
          ), 
          port:port
        );
        if (isnull(r)) exit(0);
        res = r[2];
    
        # There's a problem if we see a syntax error.
        if (egrep(string:res, pattern:"SQL Error : .+ LIKE '%NESSUS")) {
          security_hole(port);
          set_kb_item(name: 'www/'+port+'/XSS', value: TRUE);
          set_kb_item(name: 'www/'+port+'/SQLInjection', value: TRUE);
          exit(0);
        }
    
        # If that failed to pick up anything, try to exploit the XSS flaws.
        if (get_kb_item("www/"+port+"/generic_xss")) exit(0);
    
        # A simple alert to display "Nessus was here".
        xss = "<script>alert('Nessus was here');</script>";
        # nb: the url-encoded version is what we need to pass in.
        exss = "%3Cscript%3Ealert('Nessus%20was%20here')%3B%3C%2Fscript%3E";
        exploits = make_list(
          "/album_cat.php?cat_id=1&sid='%22%3E" + exss,
          "/album_comment.php?pic_id=1&sid='%22%3E" + exss
        );
    
        foreach exploit (exploits) {
          r = http_send_recv3(method:"GET", item:string(dir, exploit), port:port);
          if (isnull(r)) exit(0);
          res = r[2];
    
          # There's a problem if we see our XSS.
          if (xss >< res) {
            security_hole(port);
    	set_kb_item(name: 'www/'+port+'/XSS', value: TRUE);
    	set_kb_item(name: 'www/'+port+'/SQLInjection', value: TRUE);
            exit(0);
          }
        }
      }
    }
    
  • NASL familyCGI abuses : XSS
    NASL idPHPBB2PLUS_152.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is running a version of phpBB2 Plus that suffers from multiple cross-site scripting flaws due to a general failure of the application and associated modules to sanitize user-supplied input.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id18573
    published2005-06-28
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/18573
    titlephpBB2 Plus <= 1.52 Multiple XSS
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description) {
      script_id(18573);
      script_version("1.22");
    
      script_cve_id(
        "CVE-2005-1113", 
        "CVE-2005-1114", 
        "CVE-2005-1115", 
        "CVE-2005-1116"
     );
      script_bugtraq_id(
        13149, 
        13150, 
        13151, 
        13152, 
        13153
     );
    
      script_name(english:"phpBB2 Plus <= 1.52 Multiple XSS");
     
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
    "The remote web server contains a PHP application that is vulnerable to
    multiple cross-site scripting attacks." );
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
    "The remote host is running a version of phpBB2 Plus that suffers from
    multiple cross-site scripting flaws due to a general failure of the
    application and associated modules to sanitize user-supplied input." );
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2005/Apr/191" );
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Unknown at this time." );
     script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
     script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required");
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
     script_cwe_id(20, 74, 79, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 750, 751, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990);
    
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2005/06/28");
     script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2005/04/13");
     script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:20");
    script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
    script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe",value:"cpe:/a:phpbb_group:phpbb_plus");
    script_end_attributes();
    
      script_summary(english:"Checks for multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in phpBB Plus <= 1.52");
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"CGI abuses : XSS");
      # nb: phpbb_detect.nasl should identify installs of phpBB2 Plus
      #     since it's just a modified distribution of phpBB.
      script_dependencies("phpbb_detect.nasl", "cross_site_scripting.nasl");
      script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
      script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
      script_require_keys("www/phpBB");
      exit(0);
    }
    
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    include("http.inc");
    
    
    port = get_http_port(default:80);
    if (get_kb_item("www/"+port+"/generic_xss")) exit(0);
    if (!can_host_php(port:port)) exit(0);
    
    
    # A simple alert to display the script name.
    xss = "<script>JavaScript:alert('" + SCRIPT_NAME + "');</script>";
    # nb: the url-encoded version is what we need to pass in.
    exss = "%3Cscript%3EJavaScript:alert('" + SCRIPT_NAME + "')%3B%3C%2Fscript%3E";
    
    
    # Test an install.
    install = get_kb_item(string("www/", port, "/phpBB"));
    if (isnull(install)) exit(0);
    matches = eregmatch(string:install, pattern:"^(.+) under (/.*)$");
    if (!isnull(matches)) {
      dir = matches[2];
    
      # Try to exploit one of the XSS flaws.
      r = http_send_recv3(method:"GET",
        item:string(
          dir, "/calendar_scheduler.php?",
          "d=", unixtime(), "&",
          "mode=&",
          "start=%22%3E", exss, "&",
          "sid=69bfdd7e0b7c9852d26077789afafa84"
        ),
        port:port
      );
      if (isnull(r)) exit(0);
      res = r[2];
    
      # There's a problem if...
      if (
        # it looks like phpBB2 Plus and...
        'Powered by <a href="http://www.phpbb2.de/" target="_phpbb">phpBB2 Plus' >< res &&
        # we see our exploit.
        xss >< res
      ) {
        security_warning(port);
        set_kb_item(name: 'www/'+port+'/XSS', value: TRUE);
        exit(0);
      }
    }