YaBB SE Admin.php path disclosure
| yabb-admin-path-disclosure (17267) |  Low Risk |
Description:
YaBB (Yet Another Bulletin Board) could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted request to the Admin.php script, which would cause an error message to be returned that contains the installation path of YaBB SE.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Sep 04 2004 - 07:37:09 CDT : FUll Path Disclosure in YABBSE.
- BID-11214: YaBB Administrator Command Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1662: YaBB SE 1.5.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct HTTP request to Admin.php, which reveals the full path in a PHP error message.
Platforms Affected:
- YaBB YaBB SE 1.5.1
Reported:
Sep 04, 2004
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