PT-2006-5926 · Phpbb · Phpbb

Kw3[R]Ln · Published 2006-10-06 · Updated 2017-10-19 · CVE-2006-5191

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions phpBB versions 1.0 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb root path parameter in the Nivisec Static Topics module. This is due to a PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in the includes/functions static topics.php file.

Recommendations For phpBB versions 1.0 and earlier, consider restricting access to the phpbb root path parameter to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the phpbb root path parameter in the affected module until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

RCE

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-5191

Affected Products

Phpbb

References · 9

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/20353 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/2477 · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22269 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5191 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3916 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5191 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29347 · Note
• http://nivisec.com/article.php?l=vi&ar=20 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/29506 · Note