CVE-2018-19274

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    CVE-2018-19274

    Published: 17 Nov 2018Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00029.html, https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2492206, https://blog.ripstech.com/2018/phpbb3-phar-deserialization-to-remote-code-execution/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -023ec01611123c426a5aeaf812e50fb1ade43c0e

    Affected versions

    release-3.2.4-RC1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High