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CVE-2018-19274 Details

Description

Passing an absolute path to a file_exists check in phpBB before 3.2.4 allows Remote Code Execution through Object Injection by employing Phar deserialization when an attacker has access to the Admin Control Panel with founder permissions.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.2 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://blog.ripstech.com/2018/phpbb3-phar-deserialization-to-remote-code-execution/ CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00029.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2492206 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://blog.ripstech.com/2018/phpbb3-phar-deserialization-to-remote-code-execution/ [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00029.html [email protected]Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-1321Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')[email protected]
CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
phpbb phpbb
< 3.2.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
8.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-19274
NVD Published Date:
Nov 17, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]