Invision Power Board 1.1.1 ipchat.php root_path code injection

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Invision Power Board 1.1.1 (Forum Software). Affected is an unknown code block of the file ipchat.php. The manipulation of the argument root_path with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

ipchat.php in Invision Power Board 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code, if register_globals is enabled, by modifying the root_path parameter to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains the code.

The weakness was released 02/27/2003 by Frog Man (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-1385 since 10/18/2007. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:ipchat.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11273 (Invision Power Board ipchat.php root_path Parameter Remote File Inclusion), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 2359.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11435) and Tenable (11273). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 81752.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059

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Nessus ID: 11273
Nessus Name: Invision Power Board ipchat.php root_path Parameter Remote File Inclusion
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Snort ID: 2359
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP Invision Board ipchat.php file include
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Frog Man
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-1385 (🔍)
X-Force: 11435
SecurityFocus: 6976 - Invision Board ipchat.php Remote File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 8182 - Invision Board execution of arbitrary code, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 3357 - Invision Power Board ipchat.php root_path Parameter Remote File Inclusion

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 08/30/2014 22:57
Updated: 04/23/2019 09:44
Changes: 08/30/2014 22:57 (72), 04/23/2019 09:44 (1)
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