phpBB PJIRC Module 0.5 - 'irc.php' Local File Inclusion

Author: 0in
type: webapps
platform: php
port: 0
date_added: 2008-03-25
date_updated: 2014-02-10
verified: 1
codes: CVE-2008-1565;OSVDB-43940
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28446/info

The PJIRC module for phpBB is prone to a local file-include vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability using directory-traversal strings to view files and execute local scripts in the context of the webserver process. This may aid in further attacks.

http://www.example.com/forum/irc/irc.php?phpEx=./../../../../../../etc/passwd