Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 20, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2005-4358

Description

admin/admin_disallow.php in phpBB 2.0.18 allows remote attackers to obtain the installation path via a direct request with a non-empty setmodules parameter, which causes an invalid append_sid function call that leaks the path in an error message.

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Affected products

PhpBB/phpBB2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=2.0.18

Patches

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References

secunia.com/advisories/18125nvdVendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/18252nvdVendor Advisory
marc.infonvd
securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/29nvd
securityreason.com/securityalert/269nvd
www.osvdb.org/21804nvd
www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.phpnvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420537/100/0/threadednvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2991nvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0010nvd

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