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phpBB Photo Album Module <= 2.0.53 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for multiple vulnerabilities in phpBB Photo Album Module <= 2.0.53

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by
multiple vulnerabilities.

Description :

The installed version of phpBB on the remote host includes a photo
album module that is prone to multiple vulnerabilities:

- A SQL Injection Vulnerability
A possible hacker can pass arbitrary SQL code through the 'mode'
parameter of the 'album_search.php' script to manipulate
database queries.

- Various Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
The application fails to properly sanitize user-input
through the 'sid' parameter of the 'album_cat.php' and
'album_comment.php' scripts. A possible hacker can exploit
these flaws to cause arbitrary HTML and script code to
be run in a user's browser within the context of the
affected web site.

See also :

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-04/0190.html

Solution :

Unknown at this time.

Network Security Threat Level:

Medium / CVSS Base Score : 5
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/A:N/I:P/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 13157, 13158

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