CVE-2008-1171 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in the 123 Flash Chat Module for phpBB allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter to (1) 123flashchat.php and (2) phpbb_login_chat.php. NOTE: CVE disputes this issue because $phpbb_root_path is explicitly set to "./" in both programs

Published: 2008-03-05

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:123_flash_chat_module:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00733.

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References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3716
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-March/001913.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488914/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488922/100/0/threaded

History

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Subscriptions

Phpbb 123 Flash Chat Module

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-03-05T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:08:57.613Z

Reserved: 2008-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1171

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-03-05T23:44:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-1171

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

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