phpBB up to 2.0.8a album_portal.php phpbb_root_path file inclusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpBB. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file album_portal.php. Such manipulation of the argument phpbb_root_path leads to file inclusion. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2004-1943. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpBB (Forum Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file album_portal.php. The manipulation of the argument phpbb_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 album_portal.php in phpBB modified by Przemo 1.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the phpbb_root_path parameter.

The weakness was released 04/19/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-1943 since 05/04/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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 exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:album_portal.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15916), Exploit-DB (24026) and SecurityFocus (BID 10177†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-21779. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/19/2004 🔍
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05/04/2005 +380 days 🔍
10/16/2014 +3452 days 🔍
05/22/2025 +3870 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpbb.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1943 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1943
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21776
X-Force: 15916 - phpBB album_portal.php PHP file include
SecurityFocus: 10177 - PHPBB album_portal.php Remote File Include Vulnerability

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

Created: 10/16/2014 11:19
Updated: 05/22/2025 00:06
Changes: 10/16/2014 11:19 (47), 06/18/2018 09:19 (8), 05/22/2025 00:06 (27)
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Cache ID: 216:A71:103

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