Advanced GuestBook for phpBB addentry.php file include
| adv-guestbook-addentry-file-include (26217) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Advanced GuestBook for phpBB could allow a remote attacker to include malicious PHP files. If register_globals is enabled, a remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the addentry.php script using the 'phpbb_root_path' parameter to specify a malicious PHP file from a remote system, which would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- phpBB Advanced GuestBook Web site: phpBB2Hacks.de :: Advanced GuestBook for phpBB.
- BID-17745: Advanced GuestBook Addentry.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-2152: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in admin/addentry.php in phpBB Advanced Guestbook 2.4.0 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via the phpbb_root_path parameter.
- SA19905: phpBB Advanced GuestBook Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1600: Advanced GuestBook phpbb_root_path Parameter File Inclusion Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- phpBB2Hacks.de Advanced GuestBook for phpBB 2.4.0
Reported:
May 02, 2006
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