VDB-35744 · CVE-2006-7174 · GCVE-0-2006-7174

phpBB file inclusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in phpBB. Impacted is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to file inclusion. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-7174. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpBB (Forum Software) (affected version not known) and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation 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/functions.php in the Dimension module of phpBB allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter. NOTE: this may be the same issue as CVE-2006-5235.

The weakness was shared 03/21/2007 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-7174 since 03/21/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/11/2017).

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

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Productinfo

Type

Forum Software

Name

phpBB

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://www.phpbb.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.8

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.8
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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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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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/21/2007 🔍
03/21/2007 +0 days 🔍
03/21/2007 +0 days 🔍
03/13/2015 +2914 days 🔍
10/11/2017 +943 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpbb.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-7174 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-7174
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35744

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 10/11/2017 12:20
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (44), 10/11/2017 12:20 (1)
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