A vulnerability was found in yapbb 1.1/1.2/1.2 Beta2. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument GLOBALS[include_Bit] with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in include/yapbb_session.php in YapBB 1.2 Beta2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the GLOBALS[include_Bit] parameter.

The weakness was shared 12/18/2006 by Kacper (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-6633 since 12/17/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as functional.

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 (29667) and Exploit-DB (2594).

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