CVE-2005-0862 Code injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code in PHPOpenChat via remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in multiple scripts.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2005-0862?

CVE-2005-0862 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Mar 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in PHPOpenChat 3.0.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the phpbb_root_path parameter to (1) poc_loginform.php or (2) phpbb/poc.php, the poc_root_path parameter to (3) phpbb/poc.php, (4) phpnuke/ENGLISH_poc.php, (5) phpnuke/poc.php, or (6) yabbse/poc.php, or (7) the sourcedir parameter to yabbse/poc.php.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0862?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Phpopenchat Phpopenchat.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0862?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0862 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2005-0862 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-0862 exists.

Public exploit code: 3 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gj4f-h9q6-3q6j.

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