CVE-2005-1616
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedviewforum.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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceviewforum.php in Ultimate PHP Board versions 1.8-1.9.6 contains an information disclosure vulnerability where invalid id or postorder parameters cause the application to expose the full server file path in error messages when files cannot be opened, aiding attackers in reconnaissance.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.8= 1.8.2= 1.9= 1.9.6CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Ultimate PHP Board is installedLocate the UPB installation directory and check for the presence of viewforum.php or check the version file typically found in the includes or admin directory of the softwareAffected if The software is Ultimate PHP Board versions 1.8, 1.8.2, 1.9, or 1.9.6
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Confirm the exact version numberOpen the version file or header file in the installation to read the declared version numberAffected if The installed version matches 1.8, 1.8.2, 1.9, or 1.9.6 exactly
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Verify viewforum.php exists and is accessibleCheck that viewforum.php exists in the web-accessible directory and is part of the UPB installationAffected if viewforum.php is present in the affected version installation
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Test for path disclosure via invalid parametersSend an HTTP request to viewforum.php with an invalid id parameter (e.g., id=99999999999) or invalid postorder parameter and examine the error output for full file system pathsAffected if Error messages display absolute server file paths such as '/home/user/public_html/...' or 'C:\inetpub\...' instead of generic messages
You are affected if Ultimate PHP Board versions 1.8, 1.8.2, 1.9, or 1.9.6 is installed and viewforum.php displays full server file paths in error messages when invalid id or postorder parameters are provided.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement custom error handling in viewforum.php to suppress detailed error messages and display generic user-friendly messages instead of exposing system paths, and validate/sanitize all input parameters.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2005-1616 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
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