IP.Board 1.0.1 phpinfo.php information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IP.Board 1.0.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file phpinfo.php. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1149. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IP.Board 1.0.1 (Forum Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file phpinfo.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. 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:

The installation procedure for Invision Board suggests that users install the phpinfo.php program under the web root, which leaks sensitive information such as absolute pathnames, OS information, and PHP settings.

The bug was discovered 09/24/2002. The weakness was disclosed 09/24/2002 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1149. 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 exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:phpinfo.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10827 (Invision Board PHPINFO.PHP Information Disclosure Vulnerability).

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 (10178), SecurityFocus (BID 5789†), OSVDB (3356†), Secunia (SA7154†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6802†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Suricata ID: 100000186
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07/30/2014 +3492 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1149 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1149
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19067
X-Force: 10178
SecurityFocus: 5789 - Invision Board PHPINFO.PHP Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 7154 - Invision Board reveals system configuration, Less Critical
OSVDB: 3356 - Invision Power Board phpinfo.php Information Disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 6802 - Invision Power Services Invision Board 1.0, 1.0.1 Allows Obtaining Information, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2014 17:52
Updated: 09/08/2025 07:55
Changes: 07/30/2014 17:52 (69), 06/04/2019 09:54 (1), 09/08/2025 07:55 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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