JaxUltraBB viewprofile.php file include
| jaxultrabb-viewprofile-file-include (43278) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
JaxUltraBB could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the viewprofile.php script using the the user 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:
- JaxUltraBB, JaxUltraBB 2.0 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 15, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- SourceForge.net, JaxUltraBB at http://sourceforge.net/projects/jubb/.
- BID-29853: JaxUltraBB Cross Site Scripting and Local File Include Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-2966: Directory traversal vulnerability in viewprofile.php in JaxUltraBB 2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the user parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Reported:
Jun 20, 2008
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