bugtraq - Re: List of all admin accounts in phpBB

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Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:25:32 -0500
From: Aaron Klein <klein.aaron@...il.com>
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Re: List of all admin accounts in phpBB


Or just search your phpbb_users table in your database for users that
have a user_level = 1.  Those are admins.  User_level of 0 coresponds
to regular users and User_level of 2 are moderators.

On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 23:48:20 +0100, Predrag Damnjanovic
<bugtraq@...ity.co.yu> wrote:
> After discovering 'highlight' vulnerability in phpBB, many forums
> were patched, but... it is possible that attackers created a [secret]
> admin accounts...
> It is very hard to find secret admin accounts if the forum has too
> many users... you must check every account...
> 
> So, here is a simple PHP script, that will show a list of all admin
> accounts on your phpBB forum.
> Just simply copy this file to phpBB directory...
> 
> After you find a attacker admin accounts, and remove admin status
> from those accounts, you can delete this script, and of course, you
> should upgrade your phpBB to the latest version.
> 
> A demonstration of this script can be found at
> http://www.mycity.co.yu/phpbb/admin_list.php
> 
> Best regards,
> Predrag Damnjanovic
> http://www.mycity.co.yu/
> 
> 
> 


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