VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-4758
phpBB 2.0.21 does not properly handle pathnames ending in %00, which allows remote authenticated administrative users to upload arbitrary files, as demonstrated by a query to admin/admin_board.php with an avatar_path parameter ending in .php%00.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 1.64%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.64%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
phpBB 2.0.21 does not properly handle pathnames ending in %00, which allows remote authenticated administrative users to upload arbitrary files, as demonstrated by a query to admin/admin_board.php with an avatar_path parameter ending in .php%00.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.64% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- phpbb group/phpbb
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=388120
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22188
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28871
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1488
- http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=489624
- http://www.security.nnov.ru/Odocument221.htmlExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445788/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20347
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21806
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28884
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=388120
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22188
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28871
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1488
- http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=489624
- http://www.security.nnov.ru/Odocument221.htmlExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445788/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20347
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21806
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28884
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.