CVE-2018-19274 is a critical object injection vulnerability affecting phpBB versions prior to 3.2.4, specifically within its file_exists check. This flaw allows an attacker with founder-level Admin Control Panel access to achieve Remote Code Execution via Phar deserialization by providing an absolute path. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and no user interaction required, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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