CVE-2006-6593
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedPHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in zufallscodepart.php in AMAZONIA MOD for phpBB allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceRemote File Inclusion vulnerability in zufallscodepart.php within the AMAZONIA MOD for phpBB. The phpbb_root_path parameter is not properly validated before being used in include/require statements, allowing attackers to supply a malicious URL that causes arbitrary PHP code execution on the target server.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if phpBB with Amazonia Mod is installedSearch the web root for files containing 'AMAZONIA MOD' or 'amazonia' in their content, or look for the file 'zufallscodepart.php' within the phpBB installation directory structure.Affected if The Amazonia Mod for phpBB is installed on the server.
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Locate the vulnerable fileSearch for the file named 'zufallscodepart.php' in the phpBB mod directory, typically under the 'includes' or 'mods' subdirectory of the phpBB installation.Affected if The file zufallscodepart.php exists in the phpBB installation.
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Verify the vulnerable parameter usageOpen zufallscodepart.php and search for 'include' or 'require' statements that use the variable 'phpbb_root_path' without proper validation (no file existence checks or sanitization).Affected if The code contains include/require statements using the phpbb_root_path variable without validation.
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Check PHP configuration for allow_url_includeInspect the PHP configuration file (php.ini) or run 'php -i' to check the value of the 'allow_url_include' directive.Affected if allow_url_include is enabled (set to On), making remote file inclusion possible.
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Test for vulnerable parameter injectionSend an HTTP request to zufallscodepart.php with a manipulated phpbb_root_path parameter pointing to an external URL containing PHP code, if the server is accessible for testing.Affected if The server executes arbitrary code from a remote URL supplied via the phpbb_root_path parameter.
The environment is affected if phpBB with the Amazonia Mod is installed, the file zufallscodepart.php exists, and the phpbb_root_path parameter is used in include statements without validation, especially if allow_url_include is enabled in PHP configuration.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataRemove or properly validate the phpbb_root_path parameter before use in include statements, and ensure allow_url_include is disabled in PHP configuration to prevent remote file inclusion.
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