CVE-2006-2865
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in template.php in phpBB 2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the page parameter.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.82%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in template.php in phpBB 2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the page parameter. NOTE: followup posts have disputed this issue, stating that template.php does not appear in phpBB and does not use a $page variable. It is possible that this is a site-specific vulnerability, or an issue in a mod
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.82% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- phpbb group/phpbb
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435869/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435978/100/0/threadedExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435995/100/0/threadedExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436118/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18255Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435869/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435978/100/0/threadedExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435995/100/0/threadedExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436118/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18255Exploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.