CVE-2007-2257 Code injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code in Fully Modded phpBB2 via a malicious URL in the subscp.php script.

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-2007-2257?

CVE-2007-2257 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Apr 2007. 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 subscp.php in Fully Modded phpBB2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2257?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fully Modded Phpbb Fully Modded Phpbb2.

How do I fix CVE-2007-2257?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2257 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-2007-2257 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-2257 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x3rw-f6gx-r4vr.

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