UseBB Version 1.0.5 Path isclosure Vulnerability
Current status
This advisory describes a vulnerability from 2007. It is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and there is no active remediation deadline. The page is kept online because other security databases link to it.
CVE reference CVE-2007-2066
In KEV catalog no
Affected software UseBB version 1.0.5
Captured from netvigilance.com
Original document
Reproduced as it was published, including the advisory numbering, scoring and the disclosure timeline used at the time.
Description: UseBB is an Open Source forum package developed in PHP and using the popular MySQL database back-end to store data. Unlike other popular forum systems, UseBB does not strive to have as many features as possible, but to be the easiest and most usable forum package, limiting the basic feature set to only the essential. External References: Mitre CVE: CVE-2007-2066 NVD NIST: CVE-2007-2066 OSVDB: 34156 Summary: UseBB is an Open Source forum package developed in PHP and using the popular MySQL database back-end to store data. Unlike other popular forum systems, UseBB does not strive to have as many features as possible, but to be the easiest and most usable forum package, limiting the basic feature set to only the essential. This vulnerabilities can be exploited only when PHP register_globals is On. A security problem in the product allows attackers to gather the true path of the server-side script. Release Date: April 15 2007 Severity: Risk: Low CVSS Metrics: Access Vector: Remote Access Complexity: Low Authentication: not-required Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: None Impact Bias: Normal CVSS Base Score: 2.3 Target Distribution on Internet: Low Exploitability: Functional Exploit Remediation Level: Official Fix Report Confidence: Confirmed Vulnerability Impact: Attack Host Impact: Path disclosure. SecureScout Testcase ID: TC 17943 Vulnerable Systems: UseBB version 1.0.5 Vulnerability Type: Program flaw - The common.php has flaws which lead to Warnings. Vendor: Usable Forum Software Vendor Status: The Vendor has confirmed the problem and has release patch version 1.0.6 that addresses the problem. For more information see vendor announcement. To download the latest version go to vendors product download area. Workaround: Disable warning messages: modify in the php.ini file following line: display_errors = Off. Or modify .htaccess file (this will work only for the apache servers). Example: REQUEST: http://[TARGET]/[usebb-folder]/index.php?_SERVER REPLY: ... In file session.php on line 104: - session_start() [ function.session-start]: Cannot send session cookie - headers already sent by (output started at [SERVER PATH]\UseBB\sources\common.php:86) ... Credits: Jesper Jurcenoks Co-founder netVigilance, Inc www.netvigilance.com
Why this page still exists
Advisories published between 2004 and 2015 are referenced by vulnerability databases, academic papers and mailing list archives. Removing them would break those references, so every advisory keeps its original address and its original text. Nothing on this page has been rewritten to match current practice.