High severity · published Nov 17, 2018
CVE-2018-19274
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…
7.2
CVSS
5.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.2% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
PH
Phpbb · Phpbb
before 3.2.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19274
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19274
Exploit
https://blog.ripstech.com/2018/phpbb3-phar-deserialization-to-remote-code-execution/
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00029.html
Patch
https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2492206
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