Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2019-16993 (CCN-168463)

Assigned:2015-12-24
Published:2015-12-24
Updated:2019-11-21
Summary:In phpBB before 3.1.7-PL1, includes/acp/acp_bbcodes.php has improper verification of a CSRF token on the BBCode page in the Administration Control Panel. An actual CSRF attack is possible if an attacker also manages to retrieve the session id of a reauthenticated administrator prior to targeting them.
CVSS v3 Severity:8.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.7 High (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
3.8 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:6.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-352
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2019-16993

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
phpbb-cve201916993-csrf(168463)

Source: CCN
Type: phpBB GIT Repository
Check form key in acp_bbcodes

Source: MISC
Type: Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb/commit/18abef716ecf42a35416444f3f84f5459d573789

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[debian-lts-announce] 20190930 [SECURITY] [DLA 1942-1] phpbb3 security update

Source: MLIST
Type: Third Party Advisory
[debian-lts-announce] 20191007 [SECURITY] [DLA 1942-2] phpbb3 regression update

Source: MISC
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=2352606

Source: MISC
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://www.phpbb.com/support/documents.php?mode=changelog&version=3#v317

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2019-16993

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:phpbb:phpbb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 3.1.7)

  • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:phpbb:phpbb:3.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:2019169930000000
    V
    CVE-2019-16993 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2019-09-30
    BACK
    phpbb phpbb *
    debian debian linux 8.0
    phpbb phpbb 3.1.7