---------------------------------------------------------------------- Secunia Network Software Inspector 2.0 (NSI) - Public Beta 16 days left of beta period. The 1st generation of the Secunia Network Software Inspector (NSI) has been available for corporate users for almost 1 year and its been a tremendous success. The 2nd generation Secunia NSI is built on the same technology as the award winning Secunia PSI, which has already been downloaded and installed on more than 400,000 computers world wide. Learn more / Download (instant access): http://secunia.com/network_software_inspector_2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: phpBB Two Security Bypass Vulnerabilities SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA29801 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/29801/ CRITICAL: Less critical IMPACT: Security Bypass, Exposure of sensitive information WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: phpBB 3.x http://secunia.com/product/17998/ DESCRIPTION: Two vulnerabilities have been reported in phpBB, which can be exploited by malicious users to bypass certain security restrictions. 1) A vulnerability is caused due to insufficient access restrictions in the memberlist functionality. This can be exploited to search the memberlist by e-mail address and thereby connecting accounts with addresses. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires valid user credentials and the privilege to view the memberlist page. 2) A vulnerability is caused due to insufficient access restrictions in the PM attachment functionality. This can be exploited to view other users' attachments. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires valid user credentials, the privilege to view attachments in the PM system, and knowledge of the attachment ID. The vulnerabilities are reported in version 3.0.0. SOLUTION: Update to version 3.0.1. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: 1) The vendor credits evil<3. 2) The vendor credits AlleyKat. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=879735 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------