CVE-2005-3416 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass security checks in phpBB by manipulating session variables when register_globals is enabled, allowing unauthorized access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-3416?
CVE-2005-3416 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Phpbb Group Phpbb, published on 1 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
phpBB 2.0.17 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled and the session_start function has not been called to handle a session, allows remote attackers to bypass security checks by setting the $_SESSION and $HTTP_SESSION_VARS variables to strings instead of arrays, which causes an array_merge function call to fail.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3416?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Phpbb Group Phpbb.
How do I fix CVE-2005-3416?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2005-3416 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3416 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Phpbb Group Phpbb
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5322-9p3h-7h5m.