Invision Power Board admin.php file include
| invision-admin-file-include (26072) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Invision Power Board (IPB) could allow a remote attacker to include malicious PHP files. A remote attacker with administrative privileges could send a specially-crafted URL request to the admin.php script using the 'name' parameter to specify a malicious PHP file from a remote system, which would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
For Invision Power Board versions 2.0.x or higher or versions 2.1.x or higher: Apply the patches as listed on the Invision Power Board Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Apr 25 2006 - 11:06:43 CDT: Invision Vulnerabilities, including remote code execution.
- Invision Power Board Web site: Invision Power Board.
- CVE-2006-2060: Directory traversal vulnerability in action_admin/paysubscriptions.php in Invision Power Board (IPB) 2.1.x and 2.0.x before 20060425 allows remote authenticated administrators to include and execute arbitrary local PHP files via a .. (dot dot) in the name parameter, preceded by enough backspace (%08) characters to erase the initial static portion of a filename.
- OSVDB ID: 25008: Invision Power Board action_admin/paysubscriptions.php name Variable Traversal Arbitrary PHP File Inclusion
- SA19830: Invision Power Board Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1534: Invision Power Board Multiple Code Execution and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Invision Power Invision Power Board 2.0 - 2.1.5
Reported:
Apr 25, 2006
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