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CVE-2005-4358
admin/admin_disallow.php in phpBB 2.0.18 allows remote attackers to obtain the installation path via a direct request with a non-empty…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.1%
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- mitre
Description
admin/admin_disallow.php in phpBB 2.0.18 allows remote attackers to obtain the installation path via a direct request with a non-empty setmodules parameter, which causes an invalid append_sid function call that leaks the path in an error message.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.1% · top 18% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (10)
- 20051217 phpBB 2.0.18 XSS and Full Path Disclosure (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- ADV-2005-2991 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 18252 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20051230 phpbb2.0.19 fixes security issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 18125 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=352966 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20051217 phpBB 2.0.18 XSS and Full Path Disclosure (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONRESx_transferred
- 269 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- ADV-2006-0010 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 21804 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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