phpBB2 Showing users ip adresses

From: Priamus (priamusat_private)
Date: Wed Oct 09 2002 - 05:52:18 PDT

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    phpBB2 Showing users ip adresses 
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    Affected Program: phpBB2 version 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.3
      (possibly earlier versions too, but not tested) 
    Vendor: http://www.phpbb.com 
    Vendor Status: not informed yet
    Discovery Date: 9 oct 2002 
    
    
    Severity 
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    All users can see other user's IP adres.
    
    
    Problem 
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    All users can see IP adresses of other users who use
    an uploaded avatar.
    
    The problem is caused by the way phpBB2 gives every
    uploaded avatar a unique file name. The IP adres is
    reavealed (HEX) at the first characters of the file name.
    
    
    Example 
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    Filename of avatar: d094d8473ce3c4ad501ce.gif
    
    d094d847 is the (HEX) IP adres: 208.148.216.71
    
    
    Solutions 
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    * Administrator of phpBB2 can disable upload of avatars.
    



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