>> Blend Portal System for phpBB "phpbb_root_path" File Inclusion Vulnerability
Title : Blend Portal System for phpBB "phpbb_root_path" File Inclusion Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-2044 CVE ID : CVE-2006-2736
Rated as : High Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2006-05-30
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Blend Portal System (module for phpBB), which may be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to an input validation error in the "blend_data/blend_common.php" script that fails to properly validate the "phpbb_root_path" parameter, which may be exploited by remote attackers to include malicious files and execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the web server.
