phpBB2 Plus "phpbb_root_path" Remote PHP File Inclusion Vulnerabilities


Description   Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in phpBB2 Plus, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. These issues are caused by input validation errors in the "language/lang_german/lang_main_album.php", "language/lang_german/lang_admin_album.php", "language/lang_english/lang_main_album.php", and "language/lang_english/lang_admin_album.php" scripts when processing the "phpbb_root_path" parameter, which could be exploited by remote attackers to include malicious scripts and execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the web server.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
phpBB2 Plus version 1.53 and prior
     
Solution   Upgrade to phpBB2 Plus version 1.53a : http://www.phpbb2.de/dload.php
     
CVE   CVE-2007-5100
CVE-2007-5009
     
References   http://www.phpbb2.de/ftopic45218.html
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
PHP : Remote file inclusion prevention : suspicious root_path parameter found in URL
3.2.0
PHP : Remote file inclusion prevention : URL found as parameter
3.2.0
phpBB: PHP code inclusion attempt using a vulnerable module
3.2.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
High 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2007-09-24 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote