Powerscripts PowerPHPBoard 1.00b footer.inc.php settings[header] path traversal

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Powerscripts PowerPHPBoard 1.00b (Forum Software). Affected is some unknown functionality of the file footer.inc.php. The manipulation of the argument settings[header] with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PowerPHPBoard 1.00b allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) settings[footer] parameter to footer.inc.php and the (2) settings[header] parameter to header.inc.php.

The weakness was released 03/28/2008 with Digital Security Research Group (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-1534 since 03/28/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:footer.inc.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 (41403) and Exploit-DB (5303).

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
ATT&CK: T1006

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Suricata ID: 2009659
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com
Organization: Digital Security Research Group
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-1534 (🔍)
X-Force: 41403 - PowerPHPBoard footer.inc.php and header.inc.php file include
SecurityFocus: 28421
Vupen: ADV-2008-0992

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

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Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 09/21/2018 10:47
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (53), 09/21/2018 10:47 (10)
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