Check Point Advisories

phpBB viewtopic.php URL Decoding Code Execution (CVE-2004-1315)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-344
Date Published:	20 Aug 2012
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 19 April, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2004-1315
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A code injection and execution vulnerability has been reported in phpBB. The vulnerability is due to lack of input validation on the highlight parameter supplied to viewtopic.php. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by injecting malicious SQL code to the target server. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain access to sensitive user information and possibly execute arbitrary commands on the target server.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the phpBB viewtopic.php URL Decoding Code Execution protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Application Intelligence.
Attack Information: phpBB viewtopic.php URL Decoding Code Execution