Phpbb-portal Blend Portal 1.2.0 Blend_common.PHP phpbb_root_path file inclusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Phpbb-portal Blend Portal 1.2.0. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown function of the file Blend_common.PHP. Performing a manipulation of the argument phpbb_root_path results in file inclusion. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-2736. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Phpbb-portal Blend Portal 1.2.0 (Forum Software). This affects an unknown function of the file Blend_common.PHP. The manipulation of the argument phpbb_root_path with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in blend_data/blend_common.php in Blend Portal 1.2.0, as used with phpBB when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter. NOTE: This is a similar vulnerability to CVE-2006-2507.

The weakness was published 06/01/2006 by Mustafa Can Bjorn (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-2736 since 06/01/2006. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:Blend_common.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 (26890), Exploit-DB (1846), SecurityFocus (BID 18153†) and Secunia (SA20350†). Similar entry is available at VDB-30554. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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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Timelineinfo

05/29/2006 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3206 days 🔍
08/03/2025 +3797 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Mustafa Can Bjorn
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-2736 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2736
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30555
X-Force: 26890 - Blend Portal Module for phpBB \
SecurityFocus: 18153 - Blend Portal Blend_common.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 20350 - phpBB Blend Portal System Module "phpbb_root_path" File Inclusion, Highly Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-2044

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

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 08/03/2025 07:09
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (61), 09/11/2017 08:52 (2), 08/03/2025 07:09 (24)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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