Zeroboard "print_category.php" script PHP file include

zeroboard-printcategory-file-include (18892) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Zeroboard could allow a remote attacker to include malicious PHP files. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially-crafted URL to the 'print_category.php' script that uses the 'dir' parameter to specify a malicious file from a remote system, which would allow the attacker to execute code on the vulnerable system with privileges of the Web service.

Platforms Affected:

  • Zeroboard, Zeroboard 4.1pl5 and prior

Remedy:

No remedy available as of July 13, 2008.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

  • BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Jan 13 2005 - 01:22:13 CST , STG Security Advisory: [SSA-20050113-25] ZeroBoard multiple vulnerabilities at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-01/0156.html.
  • BID-12257: Zeroboard Multiple File Disclosure Vulnerabilities
  • BID-12258: Zeroboard Print_Category.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
  • CVE-2005-0379: Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in ZeroBoard 4.1pl5 and earlier allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the _zb_path parameter to (1) _head.php or (2) outlogin.php, or the dir parameter to (3) write.php.
  • SECTRACK ID: 1012884: Zeroboard Discloses Files to Remote Users and Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands

Reported:

Jan 13, 2005

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