CodeBB pass_code.php file include
| codebb-passcode-file-include (33293) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
CodeBB could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the pass_code.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:
- Cycnus, CodeBB 1.0 beta 2
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Ranibow Darkness Web site, CodeBB at http://rd.cycnus.de/.
- BID-23185: CodeBB PHPBB_Root_Path Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-1839: Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in CodeBB 1.1b3 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter to (1) pass_code.php or (2) lang_select.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2007-1148: CodeBB phpbb_root_path Parameter Handling Remote PHP File Inclusion Vulnerability
Reported:
Mar 28, 2007
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