Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in mods/iai/includes/constants.php in the PlusXL 20_272 and earlier phpBB module 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 PlusXL 2.0_272 - 'constants.php' Remote File Inclusion EDB-2538 · webapps · Oct 13, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20315 vdb-entry
- 1740 third-party-advisory
- plusxl-constants-file-include(29520) vdb-entry
- 22414 third-party-advisory
- 2538 exploit
- ADV-2006-4038 vdb-entry
- 20061012 phpBB PlusXL 2.x <= biuld 272 Remote File Include Vulnerability mailing-list