# CVE-2005-0679: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in tell\_a\_friend.inc.php for Tell A Friend Script 2.7 before 20050305 allows remote attackers to exe

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-03-07 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in tell_a_friend.inc.php for Tell A Friend Script 2.7 before 20050305 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying the script_root parameter to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains the code. NOTE: it was later reported that 2.4 is also affected.

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19630
- http://www.osvdb.org/14628
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474954/100/0/threaded
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013390
- http://www.stadtaus.com/forum/t-1579.html
- http://arfis.wordpress.com/2007/09/13/rfi-02-openelibrary/
- http://www.stadtaus.com/forum/t-1578.html

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