XennoBB profile.php directory traversal
| xennobb-profile-directory-traversal (28337) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
XennoBB could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the Web server. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted POST request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to the profile.php script using the 'avatar_gallery' parameter to traverse directories and view arbitrary files on the Web server.
Platforms Affected:
- XennoCMS, XennoBB 2.1.0 and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of XennoBB (2.2.2 or later), available from the XennoBB Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Aug 09 2006 - 10:53:19 CDT , XennoBB <= "avatar gallery" Directory Transversal at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-08/0205.html.
- XennoBB Web site, XennoBB bulletin board-free PHP forum at http://www.xennobb.com/.
- BID-19446: XennoBB Profile.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-4161: Directory traversal vulnerability in the avatar_gallery action in profile.php in XennoBB 2.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the category parameter.
- SA21483: XennoBB "category" Parameter Directory Traversal Weakness
Reported:
Aug 09, 2006
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