{"cve":"CVE-2018-19274","nvd":{"published":"2018-11-17T13:29:00.240","modified":"2026-06-17T01:49:03.353","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.2},"cwes":["CWE-502","CWE-1321"],"references":["https://blog.ripstech.com/2018/phpbb3-phar-deserialization-to-remote-code-execution/","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/","https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00029.html"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","phpbb:phpbb"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:53:59.789560037+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2018-19274","score":0.05201,"percentile":0.92481,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}