Description
The message_options function in includes/ucp/ucp_pm_options.php in phpBB before 3.0.13 does not properly validate the form key, which allows remote attackers to conduct CSRF attacks and change the full folder setting via unspecified vectors.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | phpbb3 | 3.0.12-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | — |
References
- [oss-security] 20150131 Re: CVE request: phpbb3 CSRF and CSS injection mailing-list
- https://wiki.phpbb.com/Release_Highlights/3.0.13
- GLSA-201701-25 vendor-advisory
- phpbb3-cve20151432-csrf(100671) vdb-entry
- https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb/commit/23069a13e203985ab124d1139e8de74b12778449
- https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb/pull/3311
- 72399 vdb-entry
- https://tracker.phpbb.com/browse/PHPBB3-13526