Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/functions_user_viewed_posts.php in the Nivisec User Viewed Posts Tracker module 1.0 and earlier for phpBB allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- phpBB User Viewed Posts Tracker 1.0 - Remote File Inclusion EDB-2483 · webapps · Oct 6, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 1705 third-party-advisory
- 20061006 phpBB User Viewed Posts Tracker Version <= 1.0 [phpbb_root_path] File Include Vulnerability mailing-list
- ADV-2006-3947 vdb-entry
- 20385 vdb-entry
- http://www.nivisec.com/article.php?l=vi&ar=19
- 20061012 Admin User Viewed Posts Tracker Remote File Include Vulnerability mailing-list
- 22305 third-party-advisory
- phpbb-phpbbrootpath-file-include(29383) vdb-entry
- 2483 exploit