phpBB album_portal.php PHP file include
| phpbb-albumportal-file-include (15916) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
phpBB could allow a remote attacker to include malicious PHP files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the album_portal.php script that specifies a malicious PHP file from a remote system as a parameter, which would allow the attacker to execute code on the vulnerable Web server.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of February 6, 2010.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Apr 19 2004 - 09:54:00 CDT : phpBB modified by Przemo arbitary code execution.
- BID-10177: PHPBB album_portal.php Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1943: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in album_portal.php in phpBB modified by Przemo 1.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the phpbb_root_path parameter.
Platforms Affected:
- phpBB phpBB 1.8
Reported:
Apr 19, 2004
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