RE: [Fwd: phpBB 2.0.16 released]

From: ronvdaal (ronvdaal_at_zarathustra.linux666.com)
Date: 06/28/05

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    Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 23:00:31 +0200 (CEST)
To: bugtraq@securityfocus.com

    >> The changelog (contained within this release) is as follows:
    >> - Fixed critical issue with highlighting - Discovered and fix provided by
    >> Ron van Daal
    >
    > Does anyone know what the scope of this vulnerability actually is? "Critical
    > issue" isn't really enough to go on here. Are we talking arbitrary PHP code
    > execution or something lesser like SQL injection or slipping HTML into the
    > bbCode? Neither the phpBB Changelog or any advisories seem to mention what
    > the scope of this is. I'm guessing it's arbitrary PHP code execution based
    > on what previous vulnerabilities in phpBB have yielded, but it would be nice
    > to know for sure.

    It's highly critical. It allows one to inject PHP code.
    Please see my next message, I'm releasing my advisory.

    Kind regards,

    Syntonix

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