Title: Invision Power Board action_admin/paysubscriptions.php name Variable Traversal Arbitrary PHP File Inclusion
Info
Disclosure
Apr 25, 2006
Discovery
Unknown
Dates
Exploit
Apr 25, 2006
Solution
Unknown
Description
Invision Power Board contains a flaw that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands. The issue is due to action_admin/paysubscriptions.php not properly sanitizing user input supplied to the 'name' variable. This may allow an attacker to include a file from the local 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
Disclosure:
Vendor Verified
OSVDB:
Web Related
Solution
Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, the vendor has released a patch to address this vulnerability.