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.
Exploitability
AV:NAC:LAu:NImpact
C:PI:PA:P7.5/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P