PHPBB-Auction Auction_Common.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	17822
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	May 03 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	May 04 2006 03:55PM
Credit:	VietMafia is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	phpbb-auction phpbb-auction 1.3 phpbb-auction phpbb-auction 1.2 phpbb-auction phpbb-auction 1.0
Not Vulnerable:

PHPBB-Auction Auction_Common.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

phpbb-Auction is prone to a remote file-include vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit this issue to include an arbitrary remote file containing malicious PHP code and execute it in the context of the webserver process. This may allow the attacker to compromise the application and the underlying system; other attacks are also possible.

PHPBB-Auction Auction_Common.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

This issue can be exploited through a web client.

The following example URI is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/phpbb-auction-rfi.txt

PHPBB-Auction Auction_Common.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

PHPBB-Auction Auction_Common.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

References:

• phpBB auction mod - Remote File Inclusion Vuln (VietMafia)
  
• phpbb-auction Homepage (phpbb-auction)