Pearlinger Pearl Forums 2.4 index.php mode path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pearlinger Pearl Forums 2.4. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument mode leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-4646. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Pearlinger Pearl Forums 2.4 (Forum Software). This issue affects an unknown function of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument mode with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in index.php in PEARLINGER Pearl Forums 2.4 allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via the mode parameter, possibly due to a directory traversal vulnerability. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

The weakness was published 11/15/2005 by abducter (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-4646 since 01/11/2006. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.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 (23196), Exploit-DB (26511), SecurityFocus (BID 15433†), OSVDB (20849†) and Secunia (SA17533†). Similar entry is available at VDB-27966. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: abducter
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-4646 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4646
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27965
X-Force: 23196 - Pearl Forums index.php file include
SecurityFocus: 15433 - Pearl Forums Index.PHP Local File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 17533 - Pearl Forums SQL Injection and Local File Inclusion Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 20849 - Pearl Forums index.php mode Parameter Local File Inclusion
Vupen: ADV-2005-2426

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

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 09/14/2025 02:02
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (58), 07/31/2017 08:58 (7), 09/14/2025 02:02 (24)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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