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Debian: CVE-2018-19274: phpbb3 -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2018-19274: phpbb3 -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/17/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
02/19/2019
Modified
02/18/2020

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.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-phpbb3

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