vBulletin ImpEx multiple file include
| impex-multiple-file-include (25789) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
ImpEx could allow a remote attacker to include malicious PHP files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the ImpExModule.php, ImpExController.php or ImpExDisplay.php scripts using the 'systempath' parameter to specify a malicious PHP file from a remote or local system, which would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of vBulletin (1.75 or later), available from the vBulletin Web site. See References.
References:
- Bugtraq Mailing List, Wed Apr 12 2006 - 09:04:26 CDT: Remote File Inclusion in VBulletin ImpEx.
- vBulletin Web site: vBulletin Features.
- CVE-2006-1816: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in VBulletin 3.5.1, 3.5.2, and 3.5.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a URL in the systempath parameter to (1) ImpExModule.php, (2) ImpExController.php, and (3) ImpExDisplay.php.
- OSVDB ID: 24690: vBulletin ImpEx Module ImpExModule.php systempath Variable Remote File Inclusion
- OSVDB ID: 24691: vBulletin ImpEx Module ImpExController.php systempath Variable Remote File Inclusion
- OSVDB ID: 24692: vBulletin ImpEx Module ImpExDisplay.php systempath Variable Remote File Inclusion
- SA19352: vBulletin ImpEx Module "systempath" File Inclusion Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Jelsoft Enterprises ImpEx 1.74 and prior
- Jelsoft Enterprises vBulletin 3.5.0
Reported:
Apr 12, 2006
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