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UK Cyber Defence
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

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.