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5.3	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability was found in PHPbb (Forum Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument module_root_path with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in /includes/kb_constants.php in Knowledge Base Mod for PHPbb 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the module_root_path parameter.

The bug was discovered 05/01/2006. The weakness was disclosed 05/02/2006 by [Oo] (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-2134 since 05/01/2006. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4375.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (1728).

Productinfo

Type

• Forum Software

Name

• PHPbb

Version

• 1.0.0
• 1.0.1
• 1.2.0
• 1.2.1
• 1.4.0
• 1.4.1
• 1.4.2
• 1.4.4
• 2.0 Beta1
• 2.0 Rc1
• 2.0 Rc2
• 2.0 Rc3
• 2.0 Rc4
• 2.0.0
• 2.0.1
• 2.0.2

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: File inclusion
CWE: CWE-73
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/29/2006 🔍
05/01/2006 +2 days 🔍
05/01/2006 +0 days 🔍
05/01/2006 +0 days 🔍
05/02/2006 +1 days 🔍
05/02/2006 +0 days 🔍
05/21/2006 +19 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3217 days 🔍
07/12/2021 +2314 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpbb.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: [Oo]
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-2134 (🔍)
X-Force: 26279
Vulnerability Center: 11484 - PHPbb File Inclusion via kb_constants.php, High
SecurityFocus: 17763 - phpBB Knowledge Base Mod KB_constants.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 19892
OSVDB: 25262 - Knowledge Base Mod for phpBB includes/kb_constants.php file include
Vupen: ADV-2006-1585

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 07/12/2021 09:14
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (61), 06/18/2019 10:09 (7), 07/12/2021 09:14 (3)
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