28918 : phpBB XS bb_usage_stats.php phpbb_root_path Parameter Remote File Inclusion
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2006-09-15	2006-09-15

Description

phpBB XS contains a flaw that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands. The issue is due to bb_usage_stats.php not properly sanitizing user input supplied to the phpbb_root_path variable. This may allow an attacker to include a file from a remote host that contains arbitrary commands which will be executed by the vulnerable script.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity, Impact Unknown
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB 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 058a or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

phpBB XS	phpBB XS Lite	058
phpBB XS	phpBB XS Full	058

References

Bugtraq ID: 20046
CVE ID: 2006-4893 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 21970
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2006-3654
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-09/0255.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-11/0470.html
Other Advisory URL: http://nyubicrew.org/adv/Noge_adv_02.txt
Vendor URL: http://www.phpbbxs.eu/

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

NoGe - noge.codegmail.com - SolpotCrew

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-09-22 | Disagree?

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