3867 : DCForum dcboard.cgi Arbitrary File Access
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
6	1063	over 9 years ago	over 5 years ago	0 times	90%

Timeline

Disclosure Date
2003-03-31

Description

DCForum contains a flaw that allows a remote attacker to execute commands remotely. The issue is due to the dcboard.cgi file not properly sanitizing the "az=" hidden field. By requesting a file using a standard traversal attack (../../) and %00 to truncate the URL, the attacker can view arbitrary files on the system.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue.
However, DCScripts.com has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

DCScripts

DCForum 2000

1.0

References

Bugtraq ID: 2611
Related OSVDB ID: 3861 3862
ISS X-Force ID: 6391
Keyword: Directory Traversal
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0269.html
Vendor Specific Solution URL: http://www.dcscripts.com/FAQ/sec_2001_03_31.html

Tools & Filters

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Snort	1571

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Unknown or Incomplete

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