Re: PhpBB<=2.0.10 (groupcp.php) Remote File Include Vulnerability
phpBB 2.0.10 was released on the 16th of July 2004, making it well over two
years old. We are currently on version 2.0.21.
A quick check of the indicated file with the 2.0.10 tags in CVS shows that it
is not vulnerable to this attack. Line 24 (which is the second line past the
comment block) is $phpbb_root_path = './';
(See:
http://phpbb.cvs.sourceforge.net/phpbb/phpBB2/groupcp.php?revision=1.58.2.21&view=markup&pathrev=release_2_0_10
)
Walking backwards through the CVS versions shows that this has never been
possible with any version of groupcp.php from 2.0.0 to latest.
I would encourage anyone finding a possible vulnerability in phpBB to report it
properly at our security tracker ( http://www.phpbb.com/security/ ), or e-mail
it to security at phpbb.com
NeoThermic
phpBB Support Team, Audit Team and Incident Investigation Team Member