Phorum contains a flaw that may allow an attacker to include arbitrary files from local resources. The issue is due to 'pm.php' not properly sanitizing user input supplied to the 'template' variable. This may allow an attacker to inject arbitrary PHP code into the web logs before including the log via the vulnerable script.
Classification
Location:
Remote / Network Access
Attack Type:
Input Manipulation
Impact:
Loss of Integrity
Exploit:
Exploit Public
OSVDB:
Web Related
Solution
Upgrade to version 5.1.15 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. It is also possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workaround(s): Disable register_globals PHP option.
