BlackBoard $LANG PHP file include
| blackboard-lang-file-include (17637) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
BlackBoard could allow a remote attacker to include malicious PHP files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request using the $LANG variable to specify a malicious file from a remote system, which would allow the attacker to execute code on the vulnerable system.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of BlackBoard (1.6-dev-20041012 or later), available from the BlackBoard Web site. See References,
References:
- BlackBoard Web site: BlackBoard Internet Newsboard System.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Oct 06 2004 - 05:56:43 CDT : Multiple vulnerabilities in BlackBoard.
- BID-11336: BlackBoard Internet Newsboard System Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1582: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in BlackBoard 1.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying the libpath parameter (incorrectly called libpach) to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains _more.php, as demonstrated using checkdb.inc.php.
- SA12757: BlackBoard Internet Newsboard System Arbitrary File Inclusion
Platforms Affected:
- Blackboard BlackBoard 1.5.1 and prior
Reported:
Oct 06, 2004
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