1309 : UltraBoard UltraBoard.pl Arbitrary File Access
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10 months ago

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Disclosure

May 03, 2000

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

May 03, 2000

Solution

Unknown

Description

UltraBoard contains a flaw that allows a remote attacker to access arbitrary files outside of the web path. The issue is due to the "UltraBoard.pl" not properly sanitizing user input, specifically traversal style attacks (../../) supplied via the "Post" variable.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality, Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Available
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

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

Products

UltraScripts

UltraBoard

1.6

References

Bugtraq ID: 1164
CVE ID: 2000-0332 (see also: NVD)
Related OSVDB ID: 4065
ISS X-Force ID: 4408
Keyword: Directory Traversal
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0028.html

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

rudi carell - rudicarellhotmail.com -

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