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CVE-2006-4758

Published: Sep 13, 2006Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
4.6CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.6%
Top 27.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

phpBB 2.0.21 does not properly handle pathnames ending in %00, which allows remote authenticated administrative users to upload arbitrary files, as demonstrated by a query to admin/admin_board.php with an avatar_path parameter ending in .php%00.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HAu:SC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:HAccess Complexity
High
Au:SAuthentication
Single
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/an/a
phpbbphpbb group
On-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / forum-wiki
phpbb grouposs-projectGBWeb & CMS Pluginsaka phpbb, phpbb-auction, phpbb advanced guestbook

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20347
securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445788/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=388120
bugs.debian.org
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Timeline

Published
Sep 13, 2006
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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