bugtraq - Re: sql injection in phpbb

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Message-ID: <3FAE5739.8010401@hetnet.nl>
Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2003 16:03:21 +0100
From: Jort Slobbe <jortslobbe@...net.nl>
To: jocanor jocanor <jocanor2002@...mail.com>
Cc: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Re: sql injection in phpbb


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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>for example:
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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