YaBB 1.5.1 Error Message admin.php Path information disclosure

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in YaBB 1.5.1 (Forum Software). This issue affects an unknown function of the file admin.php of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Path). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

YaBB SE 1.5.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct HTTP request to Admin.php, which reveals the full path in a PHP error message.

The weakness was shared 08/25/2004 with Gulftech (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-1662 since 02/21/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:admin.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (17267). The entry 23294 is related to this item.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Path
Class: Information disclosure / Path
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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08/25/2004 🔍
08/25/2004 +0 days 🔍
09/17/2004 +23 days 🔍
02/21/2005 +157 days 🔍
12/19/2014 +3588 days 🔍
07/08/2017 +932 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Organization: Gulftech
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1662 (🔍)
X-Force: 17267 - YaBB SE Admin.php path disclosure
SecurityFocus: 11214 - YaBB Administrator Command Execution Vulnerability

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Created: 12/19/2014 09:33
Updated: 07/08/2017 14:12
Changes: 12/19/2014 09:33 (48), 07/08/2017 14:12 (9)
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