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Date: Mon Feb 28 2005 - 10:51:12 CST

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TITLE:
phpBB "autologinid" Security Bypass

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA14413

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/14413/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass

WHERE:
From remote

SOFTWARE:
phpBB 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/463/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in phpBB, which can be exploited by
malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the comparison of
"sessiondata['autologinid']" and "auto_login_key". This can be
exploited to gain administrative privileges on phpBB.

An error in "viewtopic.php" allows disclosure of path information

This vulnerability affects version 2.0.12 and prior.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.0.13.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=267563

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