Re: sql injection in phpbb

[Jort Slobbe <jortslobbe@hetnet.nl>]

jocanor jocanor wrote:

> I found a vulnerability en phpbb 2.0.5 and prior, is probably also affect 2.0.6
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> this bug don't affect to version 2.0.7 
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> phpbb have a list of registereds users, when you click on a memebr of this list, you are requesting data to the database 
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> http://www.example.com/forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2
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> this url show the information to the user with the uid = 2, the uid is a number assigned to users in phpbb.
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> but it isn't secure, because if you use this url, you can inject sql comands...
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> exploit:
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> http://www.example.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u='[sqlcode]
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> where [sql code] represents the code may be injected.
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I think it doesn't affect on php servers where the magic_quotes are on. 
Because magic_quotes replace ' in \'. And " in \". So it is unsecure 
when you user phpbb 2.0.5 on a server with magic_quotes off.

Regards,

Jort