PT-2008-3124 · Phpbb · Phpbb Pjirc

Published 2008-03-31 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-1565

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions phpBB PJIRC 0.5 module

Description The issue allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the phpEx parameter in the forum/irc/irc.php file.

Recommendations For phpBB PJIRC 0.5 module, consider restricting access to the irc.php file until a patch is available. Avoid using the phpEx parameter in the affected file to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-1565

Affected Products

Phpbb Pjirc

References · 6

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/28446 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/31535 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1565 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41456 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3790 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/490070/100/0/threaded · Note