Simplemedia SimpleBBS 1.0.6/1.0.7/1.1 includes/newtopic.php Name privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Simplemedia SimpleBBS 1.0.6/1.0.7/1.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file includes/newtopic.php. Such manipulation of the argument Name leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-4135. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Simplemedia SimpleBBS 1.0.6/1.0.7/1.1. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file includes/newtopic.php. The manipulation of the argument name with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Direct static code injection vulnerability in includes/newtopic.php in SimpleBBS 1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the Host header (possibly the name parameter or variable), which is then written to data/topics.php.

The bug was discovered 12/07/2005. The weakness was released 12/07/2005 (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-4135 since 12/09/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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:includes/newtopic.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20303 (SimpleBBS topics.php name Parameter Arbitrary Command Execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

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 (23542), Exploit-DB (1361), Tenable (20303), SecurityFocus (BID 15764†) and OSVDB (21524†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 20303
Nessus Name: SimpleBBS topics.php name Parameter Arbitrary Command Execution
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-4135 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4135
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27386
X-Force: 23542
SecurityFocus: 15764 - SimpleBBS Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 17949 - SimpleBBS PHP Code Injection and Local File Inclusion Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 21524 - SimpleBBS topics.php name Field Arbitrary Command Execution
SecurityTracker: 1015323
Vulnerability Center: 10017 - SimpleBBS up to 1.1 Remote Code Execution via Shell Metacharacters in the Host Header, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-2807

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 11/23/2025 01:13
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (71), 06/12/2019 16:34 (11), 11/23/2025 01:13 (19)
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