Improper Input Validation Affecting phpbb package, versions [2.0.6d,2.0.19]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.98% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-PHPBB-2382621
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed10 Feb 2006
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 10 Feb 2006

CVE-2006-0632  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for phpbb.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. The gen_rand_string function in phpBB 2.0.19 uses insufficiently random data (small value space) to create the activation key ("validation ID") that is sent by e-mail when establishing a password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain the key and modify passwords for existing accounts or create new accounts.

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