phpBB PJIRC module irc.php file include
| pjirc-irc-file-include (41456) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The PJIRC module for phpBB could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the irc.php script using the phpEx parameter to specify a malicious file from the local system, which could allow the attacker to obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable Web server.
Note: In order to exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code, the attacker would first be required to upload a malicious file or inject arbitrary commands into an existing file.
Platforms Affected:
- phpBB, PJIRC module for phpBB
Remedy:
No remedy available as of August 30, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Mar 25 2008 - 15:19:56 CDT, phpBB PJIRC mod LFI at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-03/0380.html.
- Drupal Web site, PJIRC at http://drupal.org/project/pjirc.
- BID-28446: phpBB PJIRC Module 'irc.php' Local File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1565: Directory traversal vulnerability in forum/irc/irc.php in the PJIRC 0.5 module for phpBB allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the phpEx parameter.
Reported:
Mar 25, 2008
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