phpBB PlusXL constants.php file include
| plusxl-constants-file-include (29520) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
phpBB PlusXL could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the constants.php script using the phpbb_root_path parameter to specify a malicious file from a remote system, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable Web server.
Platforms Affected:
- phpBB, phpBB PlusXL 2.x build272 prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BID-20315: PHPBB PlusXL PHPBB_Root_Path Parameter Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-5387: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in mods/iai/includes/constants.php in the PlusXL 20_272 and earlier phpBB module allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter.
- SA22414: phpBB PlusXL "phpbb_root_path" File Inclusion Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4038: phpBB PlusXL phpbb_root_path Parameter Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability
Reported:
Oct 13, 2006
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