CVE-2006-2828 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code by exploiting a path traversal vulnerability in PHP-Nuke admin scripts via the phpbb_root_path parameter.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-2828?
CVE-2006-2828 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jun 2006. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Global variable overwrite vulnerability in PHP-Nuke allows remote attackers to conduct remote PHP file inclusion attacks via a modified phpbb_root_path parameter to the admin scripts (1) index.php, (2) admin_ug_auth.php, (3) admin_board.php, (4) admin_disallow.php, (5) admin_forumauth.php, (6) admin_groups.php, (7) admin_ranks.php, (8) admin_styles.php, (9) admin_user_ban.php, (10) admin_words.php, (11) admin_avatar.php, (12) admin_db_utilities.php, (13) admin_forum_prune.php, (14) admin_forums.php, (15) admin_mass_email.php, (16) admin_smilies.php, (17) admin_ug_auth.php, and (18) admin_users.php, which overwrites $phpbb_root_path when the import_request_variables function is executed after $phpbb_root_path has been initialized to a static value.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2828?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Php-Nuke Ev.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2828?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2828 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2006-2828 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-2828 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p483-x355-x8w2.