Zeroboard allows remote attacker to include remote PHP files
| zeroboard-include-remote-file (9366) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Zeroboard could allow a remote attacker to include malicious PHP files, if the "allow_url_fopen" and "register_globals" variables are set to "On" in the php.ini file. A remote attacker can include malicious PHP files by sending a specially-crafted request containing "_head.php" and set the "_zb_path" parameter to a malicious PHP file on a remote system
Consequences:
File Manipulation
Remedy:
Set the the "allow_url_fopen" and "register_globals" variables to "Off".
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Jun 15 2002 - 11:15:15 CDT: malicious PHP source injection.
- BID-5028: Zeroboard PHP Include File Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-1704: Zeroboard 4.1, when the allow_url_fopen and register_globals variables are enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying the _zb_path parameter to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains the code.
Platforms Affected:
- Zeroboard Zeroboard 4.x
Reported:
Jun 15, 2002
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