CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-1616

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Vulnerability in viewforum.php in Ultimate PHP Board (UPB) versions 1.8 through 1.9.6 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by providing an invalid 'id' or 'postorder' parameter, which reveals the system path in an error message when a file cannot be opened.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves disclosure of the forum installation path, which may assist an attacker in further exploitation attempts or identifying vulnerable components.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of Ultimate PHP Board or apply a security patch that disables detailed error messages.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

viewforum.php in Ultimate PHP Board (UPB) 1.8 through 1.9.6 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an invalid (1) id or possibly (2) postorder parameter, which reveals the path in an error message when a file can not be opened.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS