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phpBB Activity Mod Plus Module "phpbb_root_path" File Inclusion
Secunia Advisory: SA20354
Release Date: 2006-05-30
Last Update: 2006-06-07
Popularity: 7,735 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Workaround

Software:Activity Mod Plus 1.x (module for phpBB)

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
Mustafa Can Bjorn has reported a vulnerability in the Activity Mod Plus module for phpBB, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "phpbb_root_path" parameter in "language/lang_english/lang_activity.php" isn't properly verified, before it is used to include files. This can be exploited to include arbitrary files from external and local resources.

The "lang_activity_char.php" script is reportedly also affected.

Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.

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