Activity Mod Plus for phpBB "phpbb_root_path" file include
| activitymodplus-multiple-file-include (26857) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Activity Mod Plus for phpBB could allow a remote attacker to arbitrary files. If register_globals is enabled, a remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the language/lang_english/lang_activity.php or lang_activity_char.php script using the 'phpbb_root_path' parameter to specify an arbitrary file from the local or a remote system, which could allow the attacker to obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.
Platforms Affected:
- phpBB-Amod, Activity Mod Plus 2.x and prior
Remedy:
Refer to the phpBB-TweakS Forum posting dated Mon May 29, 2006 6:12 am for patch information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun May 28 2006 - 09:05:12 CDT , Advisory: phpBB 2.x (Activity MOD Plus) File Inclusion Vulnerability. at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-05/0642.html.
- phpBB-Amod Web site, phpBB-Amod Forum Index at http://www.phpbb-amod.com/main.html.
- phpBB-Amod Web site, Activity Mod Code Change Instructions at http://www.phpbb-amod.com/topics.html-t-2423.
- phpBB-TweakS Forum, Mon May 29, 2006 6:12 am, Post subject: Possible Trojan at http://phpbb-tweaks.com/topics.html-p-17623.
- BID-18155: PHPBB-Amod Lang_Activity.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-2735: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in language/lang_english/lang_activity.php in Activity MOD Plus (Amod) 1.1.0, as used with phpBB when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter. NOTE: This is a similar vulnerability to CVE-2006-2507.
- OSVDB ID: 25821: Activity Mod Plus for phpBB phpbb_root_path Variable Remote File Inclusion
- SA20354: phpBB Activity Mod Plus Module "phpbb_root_path" File Inclusion
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2045: Activity Mod Plus for phpBB phpbb_root_path Variable File Inclusion Vulnerability
Reported:
May 27, 2006
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