Secunia Security Advisory - Kw3[R]Ln has discovered a vulnerability in the Nivisec Static Topics module for phpBB, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
phpBB Nivisec Static Topics "phpbb_root_path" File Inclusion
Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA22269
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22269/
CRITICAL:
Highly critical
IMPACT:
System access
WHERE:
>From remote
SOFTWARE:
Nivisec Static Topics 1.x (module for phpBB)
http://secunia.com/product/12208/
DESCRIPTION:
Kw3[R]Ln has discovered a vulnerability in the Nivisec Static Topics
module for phpBB, which can be exploited by malicious people to
compromise a vulnerable system.
Input passed to the "phpbb_root_path" parameter in
includes/functions_static_topics.php is not properly verified before
being used to include files. This can be exploited to include
arbitrary files from local or remote resources.
Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.
The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 1.0. Other versions
may also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Kw3[R]Ln
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