>> Activity Mod Plus for phpBB "phpbb_root_path" Variable File Inclusion Vulnerability
Title : Activity Mod Plus for phpBB "phpbb_root_path" Variable File Inclusion Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-2045 CVE ID : CVE-2006-2735
Rated as : High Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2006-05-30
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Activity Mod Plus (module for phpBB), which may be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to an input validation error in the "language/lang_english/lang_activity.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.
