phpBB Advanced GuestBook addentry.php phpbb_root_path Parameter Remote File Inclusion

high Nessus Plugin ID 21302

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP script that is affected by a remote file include issue.

Description

The remote host is running Advanced Guestbook, a free guestbook written in PHP.

The version of Advanced Guestbook installed on the remote host fails to sanitize input to the 'phpbb_root_path' parameter of the 'admin/addentry.php' script before using it in a PHP 'include()' function. Provided PHP's 'register_globals' setting is enabled, an unauthenticated attacker may be able to exploit this issue to view arbitrary files on the remote host or to execute arbitrary PHP code, possibly taken from third-party hosts.

Solution

Upgrade to Advanced Guestbook version 2.4.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 21302

File Name: advanced_guestbook_phpbb_root_path_file_include.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/3/2006

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: www/PHP

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Exploited by Nessus: true

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/28/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-2152

BID: 17745

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