CS-Forum index.php path disclosure
| csforum-index-path-disclosure (27178) |  Low Risk |
Description:
CS-Forum earlier could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the index.php script using an invalid parameter to cause an error message to be returned containing the full installation path. An attacker could use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of CS-Forum (0.82 or later), available from the ComScripts.com Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Jun 11 2006 - 12:30:37 CDT: CS-Forum <= 0.81 Cross Site Scripting, SQL Injection, Full Path Disclosure.
- ComScripts.com Web site: CS-Forum.
- CVE-2006-3170: CS-Forum before 0.82 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified manipulations, possibly involving an empty collapse[] or readall parameter to index.php, which reveals the installation path in an error message.
- OSVDB ID: 26385: CS-Forum index.php Malformed Input Path Disclosure
- SA20534: CS-Forum Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2314: CS-Forum Multiple Parameter SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Visialis CS-Forum 0.81
Reported:
Jun 11, 2006
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