YapBB YapBB_Session.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	20615
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 18 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Oct 19 2006 07:48PM
Credit:	Kacper is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	YapBB YapBB 1.2.Beta 2 YapBB YapBB 1.2 YapBB YapBB 1.1
Not Vulnerable:

YapBB YapBB_Session.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

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

A successful exploit of this issue allows an attacker to execute arbitrary server-side script code on an affected computer with the privileges of the webserver process. This may facilitate unauthorized access.

YapBB 1.2 Beta 2 and prior versions are vulnerable to this issue.

YapBB YapBB_Session.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue via a web client.

The following exploit code is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/yapbb-lteq-1.2beta-rfi.php

YapBB YapBB_Session.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].

YapBB YapBB_Session.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

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