phpBB allows remote attacker to include remote PHP files
| phpbb-include-remote-files (9370) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
phpBB could allow a remote attacker to include malicious PHP files, if the "allow_url_fopen" and "register_globals" variables are set to "On" in the php.ini file. A remote attacker can include malicious PHP files by sending a specially-crafted request containing "install.php" and set the "phpbb_root_dir" parameter to a malicious PHP file on a remote system.
Platforms Affected:
- phpBB, phpBB 2.0 up to 2.0.1
Remedy:
Set the the "allow_url_fopen" and "register_globals" variables to "Off".
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Jun 16 2002 - 08:29:51 CDT, malicious PHP source injection in phpBB at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-06/0191.html.
- BID-5038: PHPBB2 Install.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-1707: install.php in phpBB 2.0 through 2.0.1, when allow_url_fopen and register_globals variables are set to on, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying the phpbb_root_dir parameter to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains the code.
Reported:
Jun 16, 2002
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