Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in phpBB - CVE-2017-1000419
Published: January 2, 2018 / Updated: January 3, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9833
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000419
CWE-ID: CWE-918
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: phpBB Group
Affected software:
phpBB
phpBB
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform SSRF attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in the Remote Avatar function. A remote attacker can perform server-side forgery attacks and gain unauthorized access to internal application resources and private network.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-1000419
Update to version 3.2.1.