CVE-2006-4758

N/A Unknown

Published: September 13, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

phpBB 2.0.21 does not properly handle pathnames ending in %00, which allows remote authenticated administrative users to upload arbitrary files, as demonstrated by a query to admin/admin_board.php with an avatar_path parameter ending in .php%00.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=388120

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/22188

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28871

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1488

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=489624

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.security.nnov.ru/Odocument221.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445788/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20347

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21806

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28884

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=388120