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Fri Oct 20, 2006 3:18 am
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deny
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I just found this link

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20518

posted on 13 october 2006 where someone found vulnerability for phpBB security 1.0.1

Take a look of this quote

Quote:
phpBB Security is prone to a remote file-include vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data.

Exploiting this issue may allow an attacker to compromise the application and the underlying system; other attacks are also possible.

This issue affects version 1.0.1; other versions may also be vulnerable


http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20518


It was probably the very first version where was simple forgeten code

Code:
if ( !defined('IN_PHPBB') )
{
   die('Hacking attempt');
   exit;
}

that allow hacker to exploit.
I would like to let know other member that they are a lot hacks where author forget to insert this simple code above and make their board vulnerable via that mods.

Last edited by deny on Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:50 am; edited 1 time in total
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Sun Oct 22, 2006 4:32 am
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   #==== Added Per Techie-Micheal's Suggestion. Thanks!
   if (!defined('IN_PHPBB'))
      die('phpBB Security© Thinks You Should Go Away.');


It is in the file, it was added in 1.0.2 & is also in 1.0.3

I can not patch past issues, just release fixes & as long as people are not using a version from over a year ago, they have no problems.
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