CVE

Id
9743  
CVE No.
CVE-2004-1315  
Status
Candidate  
Description
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.  
Phase
Assigned (20041222)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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