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phpBB Remote Code Execution

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 13, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 24, 2024

Package

composer phpbb/phpbb (Composer)

Affected versions

< 3.2.4

Patched versions

3.2.4

Description

Passing an absolute path to a file_exists check in phpBB before 3.2.4 allows Remote Code Execution through Object Injection by employing Phar deserialization when an attacker has access to the Admin Control Panel with founder permissions.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Nov 17, 2018
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 13, 2022
Reviewed Apr 24, 2024
Last updated Apr 24, 2024

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

51.905%
(98th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2018-19274

GHSA ID

GHSA-h3mr-q96r-37v4

Source code

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