38734 : phpBBViet includes/functions_mod_user.php phpbb_root_path Parameter Remote File Inclusion
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2007-11-19

Description

phpBBViet contains a flaw that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands or code. The issue is due to the 'includes/functions_mod_user.php' script not properly sanitizing user input supplied to the 'phpbb_root_path' parameter. This may allow an attacker to include a file from a third-party remote host that contains commands or code that will be executed by the vulnerable script with the same privileges as the web server.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Technical

This vulnerability is only present when the register_globals PHP option is set to 'on'. This has not been the default setting for PHP installs since version 4.2.0 (22-Apr-2002).

Solution

Upgrade to version 2022-php5-05.12.07 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2007-6088 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 26482
Secunia Advisory ID: 27698
ISS X-Force ID: 38551
Milw0rm: 4631
Exploit Database: 4631

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-11-23 | Disagree?

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