Secunia Security Advisory - Ashiyane Corporation has reported a vulnerability in phpBB PlusXL, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
phpBB PlusXL "phpbb_root_path" File Inclusion Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA22414
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22414/
CRITICAL:
Highly critical
IMPACT:
System access
WHERE:
>From remote
SOFTWARE:
phpBB PlusXL 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/12324/
DESCRIPTION:
Ashiyane Corporation has reported a vulnerability in phpBB PlusXL,
which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable
system.
Input passed to the "phpbb_root_path" parameter in
mods/iai/includes/constants.php is not properly verified before being
used to include files. This can be exploited to include arbitrary
files from local or external resources.
The vulnerability is reported in version 20_272. Other versions may
also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Ashiyane Corporation
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