phpBB phpBB Plus up to 1.52 lang_admin_album.php phpbb_root_path code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpBB phpBB Plus up to 1.52. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the file language/lang_german/lang_admin_album.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument phpbb_root_path results in code injection. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2007-5100. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpBB phpBB Plus up to 1.52 (Forum Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the file language/lang_german/lang_admin_album.php. The manipulation of the argument phpbb_root_path with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in phpBB Plus 1.53, and 1.53a before 20070922, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter to (1) language/lang_german/lang_admin_album.php, (2) language/lang_english/lang_main_album.php, and (3) language/lang_english/lang_admin_album.php, different vectors than CVE-2007-5009.

The weakness was disclosed 09/22/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at phpbb2.de. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-5100 since 09/26/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After 2 days, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:language/lang_german/lang_admin_album.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21323 (phpBB Multiple Module phpbb_root_path Parameter Remote File Inclusion), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

Upgrading to version 1.53 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36697), Tenable (21323), SecurityFocus (BID 25776†), OSVDB (38723†) and Secunia (SA26888†). The entries VDB-30100, VDB-32869, VDB-32844 and VDB-32763 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Forum Software

Vendor

• phpBB

Name

• phpBB Plus

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16
• 1.17
• 1.18
• 1.19
• 1.20
• 1.21
• 1.22
• 1.23
• 1.24
• 1.25
• 1.26
• 1.27
• 1.28
• 1.29
• 1.30
• 1.31
• 1.32
• 1.33
• 1.34
• 1.35
• 1.36
• 1.37
• 1.38
• 1.39
• 1.40
• 1.41
• 1.42
• 1.43
• 1.44
• 1.45
• 1.46
• 1.47
• 1.48
• 1.49
• 1.50
• 1.51
• 1.52

License

• open-source

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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: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 21323
Nessus Name: phpBB Multiple Module phpbb_root_path Parameter Remote File Inclusion
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpBB Plus 1.53

Timelineinfo

09/22/2007 🔍
09/24/2007 +2 days 🔍
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09/26/2007 +2 days 🔍
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10/01/2007 +5 days 🔍
11/17/2007 +47 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2675 days 🔍
07/29/2021 +2327 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: phpbb2.de
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-5100 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5100
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38967
X-Force: 36697
SecurityFocus: 25776 - PHPBB2 Plus Language Packs PHPBB_Root_Path Parameter Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 26888 - phpBB2 Plus "phpbb_root_path" Multiple File Inclusion, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 38723 - phpBB Plus language/lang_german/lang_admin_album.php phpbb_root_path Parameter Remote File Inclusion
Vulnerability Center: 16250 - PhpBB Plus Multiple PHP File Inclusion Vulnerabilities, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-3247

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

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 07/29/2021 08:11
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (65), 08/13/2017 10:04 (13), 07/29/2021 08:11 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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