phpBG rootdir file include
| phpbg-rootdir-file-include (36348) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
phpBG could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the backup.php, member_add.php, key_2.php, or forum.php script using the rootdir 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:
- SourceForge, phpBG 0.9.1
Remedy:
No remedy available as of August 16, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- phpBG Web site, Browsergame Engine at http://phpbg.sourceforge.net/index.php?site=phpbg.
- BID-25486: phpBG rootdir Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-4636: Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in phpBG 0.9.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the rootdir parameter to (1) intern/admin/other/backup.php, (2) intern/admin/, (3) intern/clan/member_add.php, (4) intern/config/key_2.php, or (5) intern/config/forum.php.
Reported:
Aug 29, 2007
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