Journals System "phpbb_root_path" Variable Remote File Inclusion Vulnerabilities


Description   Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Journals System, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. These flaws are due to input validation errors in the "includes/journals_delete.php", "includes/journals_post.php", and "includes/journals_edit.php" scripts that do not validate 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:
Journals System version 1.0.2 RC2 and prior
     
Solution   Upgrade to version 1.0.2a RC2 : http://dl.projects.synaptic-tech.com/journals_phpbb_mod/journals_system_1.0.2a_RC2.zip
     
CVE   CVE-2006-5306
     
References  
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
phpBB: PHP code inclusion attempt using a vulnerable module
3.2.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
High 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2006-10-13 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote