viewtopic.php in phpBB 2.x before 2.0.11 improperly URL decodes the highlight parameter when extracting words and phrases to highlight, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by double-encoding the highlight value so that special characters are inserted into the result, which is then processed by PHP exec, as exploited by the Santy.A worm.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
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Updated: 2024-08-08T00:46:12.359Z
Reserved: 2004-12-22T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2004-1315
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2004-11-12T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2004-1315
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