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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Faq Administrator 2.1b. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file faq_reply.php. The manipulation of the argument email with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in faq_reply.php in Faq Administrator 2.1b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the email parameter.

The weakness was shared 10/29/2006 by v1per-haCker (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at attrition.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-5637 since 10/31/2006. 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 as well as a public exploit are known.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:faq_reply.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 databases at X-Force (29868) and Exploit-DB (2678). The entries VDB-256311, VDB-256951, VDB-257469 and VDB-257603 are related to this item.

Productinfo

Name

• Faq Administrator

Version

• 2.1b

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: File inclusion
CWE: CWE-73
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/29/2006 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3054 days 🔍
09/26/2017 +929 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: attrition.org
Researcher: v1per-haCker
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-5637 (🔍)
X-Force: 29868 - Faq Administrator faq_reply.php file include
SecurityFocus: 20796 - FAQ Administrator FAQ_Reply.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 22621 - Faq Administrator "email" File Inclusion Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 30115 - Faq Administrator faq_reply.php email Parameter Remote File Inclusion
Vupen: ADV-2006-4254

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 09/26/2017 10:45
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (63), 09/26/2017 10:45 (4)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 18:93E:103

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