CVE-2007-2234

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-04-25 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

include/common.php in PunBB 1.2.14 and earlier does not properly handle a disabled ini_get function when checking the register_globals setting, which allows remote attackers to register global parameters, as demonstrated by an SQL injection attack on the search_id parameter to search.php.

Affected products

Punbb: through 1.2.14

References

http://dev.punbb.org/changeset/933
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2613
http://www.acid-root.new.fr/advisories/13070411.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/465338/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/465400/100/100/threaded
http://dev.punbb.org/changeset/933
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2613
http://www.acid-root.new.fr/advisories/13070411.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/465338/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/465400/100/100/threaded

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