Debian Security Advisory
DLA-1942-2 phpbb3 -- LTS security update
- Date Reported:
- 22 Dec 2019
- Affected Packages:
- phpbb3
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2019-13776, CVE-2019-16993.
- More information:
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This is a follow-up to DLA-1942-1.
There was some confusion about the correct fix for CVE-2019-13776.
The correct announcement for this DLA should have been:
Package : phpbb3 Version : 3.0.12-5+deb8u4 CVE ID : CVE-2019-13776 CVE-2019-16993
- CVE-2019-16993
In phpBB, includes/acp/acp_bbcodes.php had improper verification of a CSRF token on the BBCode page in the Administration Control Panel. An actual CSRF attack was possible if an attacker also managed to retrieve the session id of a reauthenticated administrator prior to targeting them.
- CVE-2019-13776
phpBB allowed the stealing of an Administration Control Panel session id by leveraging CSRF in the Remote Avatar feature. The CSRF Token Hijacking lead to stored XSS.
For Debian 8
Jessie
, these problems have been fixed in version 3.0.12-5+deb8u4.We recommend that you upgrade your phpbb3 packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- CVE-2019-16993