phpBB Plus lang_main_album.php file include
| phpbbplus-langmainalbum-file-include (36697) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
phpBB Plus could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the language/lang_german/lang_main_album.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.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7.5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 6.1 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Workaround |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Refer to the phpBB Plus Support Forum posting dated Sat 22 Sep, 2007 21:24 for workaround information. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Sep 19 2007 - 14:07:48 CDT: PHPBBPLUS 1.5.3 RFI BUG.
- phpBB Plus Support Forum, Sa 22 Sep, 2007 21:24: phpBB2 Plus 1.53a Language File Vulnerable.
- phpBB Web site: phpBB2.de :: phpBB, phpBB2 und phpBB3 Support-Forum.
- BID-25737: PHPBB Plus German Language Pack PHPBB_Root_Path Parameter Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-5009: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in language/lang_german/lang_main_album.php in phpBB Plus 1.53, and 1.53a before 20070922, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter.
- SA26888: phpBB2 Plus "phpbb_root_path" Multiple File Inclusion
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3247: phpBB2 Plus phpbb_root_path Remote PHP File Inclusion Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- phpBB phpBB Plus 1.53
Reported:
Sep 19, 2007
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