ExBB Italian Version exbb[default_lang] parameter file include
| exbb-exbbdefaultlang-file-include (41707) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
ExBB Italian Version could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing an appended NULL byte (%00) to the threadstop.php script using the exbb[default_lang] parameter to specify a malicious file from the local system, which could allow the attacker to obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable Web server.
Note: In order to exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code, the attacker would first be required to upload a malicious file or inject arbitrary commands into an existing file.
Platforms Affected:
- ExBB, ExBB Italian version 0.2.2
Remedy:
No remedy available as of August 23, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- ExBB Web site, ExBB Italia Forum at http://exbb.clans.it/forum/.
- BID-28686: ExBB 'exbb[default_lang]' Parameter Local File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1861: Directory traversal vulnerability in modules/threadstop/threadstop.php in ExBB Italia 0.22 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled and magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the exbb[default_lang] parameter.
- SA29739: ExBB Italia "modules/threadstop/threadstop.php" File Inclusion
Reported:
Apr 08, 2008
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