RETIRED: phpBB .PNG and .RAR Multiple Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerabilities

BID:26740

Info

RETIRED: phpBB .PNG and .RAR Multiple Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 26740
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 06 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 18 2007 03:51AM
Credit: Scr34M, Dr4g0n, and Bl@ckM@mba are credited with the discovery of these vulnerabilities.
Vulnerable: phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.22
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

RETIRED: phpBB .PNG and .RAR Multiple Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerabilities

phpBB is prone to multiple vulnerabilities that allow attackers to upload arbitrary files because it fails to properly verify the content of attachments posted to web-log entries.

Exploiting these issues may allow an attacker to upload arbitrary code and execute it in the context of the webserver process.

phpBB 2.0.22 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

UPDATE (December 7, 2007): The vendor refutes these issues, indicating that files cannot be uploaded to posts.

NOTE: This BID is being retired because information from the vendor indicates that the application is not vulnerable to the issues described.

Exploit / POC

RETIRED: phpBB .PNG and .RAR Multiple Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerabilities

Attackers can exploit these issues via a browser.

Solution / Fix

RETIRED: phpBB .PNG and .RAR Multiple Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerabilities

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

References

RETIRED: phpBB .PNG and .RAR Multiple Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerabilities

References:

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