CVE-2006-2220 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

phpBB 2.0.20 does not properly verify user-specified input variables used as limits to SQL queries, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a negative LIMIT specification, as demonstrated by the start parameter to memberlist.php, which reveals the SQL query in the resulting error message.

Published: 2007-02-08

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:2.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-2221	phpBB 2.0.20 does not properly verify user-specified input variables used as limits to SQL queries, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a negative LIMIT specification, as demonstrated by the start parameter to memberlist.php, which reveals the SQL query in the resulting error message.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00483.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=114695651425026&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=114731067321710&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=114685931319903&w=2
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/837
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26306

History

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Subscriptions

Phpbb Phpbb

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-02-08T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:43:28.582Z

Reserved: 2006-05-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-2220

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-02-08T17:28:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2006-2220

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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