contrib/mx_glance_sdesc.php in the mx_glance 2.3.3 module for mxBB places a critical security check within a comment because of a missing comment delimiter, which allows remote attackers to conduct remote file inclusion attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mx_root_path parameter. NOTE: some sources incorrectly state that phpbb_root_path is the affected parameter.
The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3326 | vdb entry |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36867 | vdb entry |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4470 | exploit |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25866 | vdb entry |
| http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-October/001808.html | mailing list |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27011 | third party advisory |
| http://osvdb.org/37400 | vdb entry |
| http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-October/001807.html | mailing list exploit |