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phpBB2 Gender Mod Remote SQL Injection Vulnerability

phpBB2 is an open-source web forum application that is written in PHP and backended by a number of database products. It will run on most Unix and Linux variants, as well as Microsoft Windows operating systems.

Gender Mod is a modification for phpBB2 which allows the association of a gender with a given user profile. A SQL injection vulnerability has been reported in this mod. A remote user may subvert the SQL statement used to update their user profile, possibly gaining administrative access to the system.