Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in language/lang_german/lang_main_album.php in phpBB Plus 1.53, and 1.53a before 20070922, 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 Plus 1.53 - 'phpbb_root_path' Remote File Inclusion EDB-4434 · webapps · Sep 20, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 26888 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2007-3247 vdb-entry
- phpbbplus-langmainalbum-file-include(36697) vdb-entry
- 4434 exploit
- 38265 vdb-entry
- http://www.phpbb2.de/ftopic45218.html
- 25737 vdb-entry
- 20070919 PHPBBPLUS 1.5.3 RFI BUG mailing-list