20849 : Pearl Forums index.php mode Parameter Local File Inclusion
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2005-11-15

Description

Pearl Forums contains a flaw that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands. The issue is due to index.php not properly sanitizing user input supplied to the 'mode' variable. This may allow an attacker to include a file from a remote host that contains arbitrary commands which will be executed by the vulnerable script.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
OSVDB: Web Related

Technical

This vulnerability is only present when the magic_quotes_gpc PHP option is 'off'.

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

Pearlinger.com

Pearl Forums

2.4

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 17533
CVE ID: 2005-4646 (see also: NVD)
Related OSVDB ID: 20848
ISS X-Force ID: 23196
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2005-2426
Packet Storm: http://packetstormsecurity.org/0511-advisories/sa17533.txt

Credit

abducter - abducter_mindsyahoo.com -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-01-13 | Disagree?

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