Devsyn Open Bulletin Board Index.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	19937
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Sep 10 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Sep 11 2006 09:37PM
Credit:	Eddy_BAck0o is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	OpenBB OpenBB 1.0.8
Not Vulnerable:

Devsyn Open Bulletin Board Index.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Open Bulletin Board is prone a remote file-include vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit these issues to include an arbitrary remote file containing malicious PHP code and execute it in the context of the webserver process. This may allow the attacker to compromise the application and the underlying system; other attacks are also possible.

This issue affects Open Bulletin Board 1.0.8; other versions may also be affected.

Devsyn Open Bulletin Board Index.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue via a web client.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/openbb_rfi_poc.txt

Devsyn Open Bulletin Board Index.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]:[email protected].

Devsyn Open Bulletin Board Index.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

References:

• OpenBB Homepage (OpenBB)