CVE-2006-2134 Code injection in n/a

Medium 5.1 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL parameter in the Knowledge Base Mod for phpBB.

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-2006-2134?

CVE-2006-2134 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Phpbb Group Phpbb, published on 2 May 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in /includes/kb_constants.php in Knowledge Base Mod for PHPbb 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the module_root_path parameter.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2134?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Phpbb Group Phpbb.

How do I fix CVE-2006-2134?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2134 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-2006-2134 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-2134 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-976j-g55x-xqcp.

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