phpBB phpbb-openid Module *openid_root_path* File Inclusion Date: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 @ 22:33:49 UTC Topic: Security SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA27001 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/27001/ CRITICAL: Highly critical IMPACT: Exposure of system information, Exposure of sensitive information, System access WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: phpbb-openid (module for phpBB) 0.x - http://secunia.com/product/15904/ DESCRIPTION: xoron has reported a vulnerability in the phpbb-openid module for phpBB, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information or to compromise a vulnerable system. Input passed to the "openid_root_path" parameter in includes/openid/Auth/OpenID/BBStore.php is not properly verified before being used to include files. This can be exploited to include arbitrary files from local or external resources. Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled. The vulnerability is reported in version 0.2.0 and all previous versions. Other versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: xoron ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://milw0rm.com/exploits/4471 This article comes from Ravens PHP Scripts https://www.ravenphpscripts.com The URL for this story is: https://www.ravenphpscripts.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3092