25714 : UBB.threads addpost_newpoll.php thispath Parameter Remote File Inclusion
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Last Modified

9 months ago

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Disclosure

May 22, 2006

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

May 22, 2006

Solution

Unknown

Description

UBB.threads contains a flaw that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands. The issue is due to addpost_newpoll.php not properly sanitizing user input supplied to the 'thispath' 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 Public
OSVDB: Web Related

Technical

This vulnerability is only present when the register_globals PHP option is set to 'on'. This has not been the default setting for PHP installs since version 4.2.0 (22-Apr-2002).

Solution

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

Products

Groupee, Inc

UBB.threads

6.5.1.1

References

Bugtraq ID: 18075
Milw0rm: 1814
Exploit Database: 1814
CVE ID: 2006-2568 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 20242
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2006-1915
Vendor URL: http://www.ubbcentral.com/ubbthreads/

Tools & Filters

	21605

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

V4mu - v4mua1ts.org - Anomaly 1n The System

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.1
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-05-25 | Disagree?

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