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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200505-10
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: phpBB: Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Date: May 14, 2005
Bugs: #90213
ID: 200505-10
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Synopsis
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phpBB is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack that could allow
arbitrary scripting code execution.
Background
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phpBB is an Open Source bulletin board package.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-apps/phpBB < 2.0.15 >= 2.0.15
Description
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phpBB is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting vulnerability due to
improper sanitization of user supplied input. Coupled with poor
validation of BBCode URLs which may be included in a forum post, an
unsuspecting user may follow a posted link triggering the
vulnerability.
Impact
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Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could cause arbitrary
scripting code to be executed in the browser of a user.
Workaround
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There are no known workarounds at this time.
Resolution
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All phpBB users should upgrade to the latest version:
emerge --sync
emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/phpbb-2.0.15"
References
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[ 1 ] BugTraq ID 13344
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13344/info/
[ 2 ] SecurityTracker ID 1013918
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013918
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200505-10.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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