29709 : Keyword Replacer for miniBB addon_keywords.php pathToFiles Parameter Remote File Inclusion
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5 427 over 5 years ago over 2 years ago 0 times 90%

Timeline

Disclosure Date Exploit Publish Date
2006-10-12 2006-10-12

Description

Keyword Replacer for miniBB contains a flaw that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands. The issue is due to addon_keywords.php not properly sanitizing user input supplied to the 'pathToFiles' 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
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version released on 2006-10-26 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

realitybytes
Watch-list
Keyword Replacer
Watch-list
1.0

References

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

  • kw3rln - office[at]rosecuritygroup[dot]net -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 10.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-03-08 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_2 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_2 Integrity_impact_2 Availability_impact_2

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