1646 : DCForum dcboard.cgi forum Variable Arbitrary File Disclosure
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9 months ago

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Disclosure

Nov 16, 2000

Discovery

Unknown

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Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

DCForum contains a flaw that allows a remote attacker to view any arbitrary file on the web server. The issue is due to a lack of sanity checking on the "$r_in" variable in the dcboard.cgi and dcadmin.cgi scripts. Further, if an attacker attempts to view the source code of the dcforum.cgi script, it deletes itself.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity, Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue.
However, the vendor has released a patch to address this vulnerability (contained in the advisory).

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