CVE-2006-1895 Code injection in n/a
Authenticated users with write access can execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying templates to bypass security checks in phpBB.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-1895?
CVE-2006-1895 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Phpbb Group Phpbb, published on 20 Apr 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Direct static code injection vulnerability in includes/template.php in phpBB allows remote authenticated users with write access to execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying a template in a way that (1) bypasses a loose ".*" regular expression to match BEGIN and END statements in overall_header.tpl, or (2) is used in an eval statement by includes/bbcode.php for bbcode.tpl.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1895?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Phpbb Group Phpbb.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1895?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1895 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-2006-1895 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1895 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Phpbb Group Phpbb
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ghp7-3wpq-fx4r.