D-iscussion Board index.php file include
| discussionboard-index-file-include (45063) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
D-iscussion Board could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the index.php script using the topic 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:
- Daniel D'Agostino, D-iscussion Board 3.01
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Daniel D'Agostino Web site, PHP Scripts at http://dino.shiftedphase.com/comp/.
- BID-31135: D-iscussion Board 'index.php' Local File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-4075: Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in D-iscussion Board 3.01 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the topic parameter.
- SA31808: D-iscussion Board "topic" Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
Reported:
Sep 11, 2008
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