MiniBB 1.5a news.php absolute_path file inclusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in MiniBB 1.5a. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file news.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument absolute_path results in file inclusion. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-3955. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in MiniBB 1.5a. This affects some unknown functionality of the file news.php. The manipulation of the argument absolute_path with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in MiniBB Forum 1.5a allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the absolute_path parameter to (1) news.php, (2) search.php, or (3) whosOnline.php.

The weakness was presented 07/22/2006 by AG Spider (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-3955 since 08/01/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:news.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 (27905), SecurityFocus (BID 19095†), OSVDB (28674†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1016557†). See VDB-84613 and VDB-84614 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: File inclusion
CWE: CWE-73
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/20/2006 🔍
07/21/2006 +1 days 🔍
07/22/2006 +0 days 🔍
07/24/2006 +2 days 🔍
08/01/2006 +8 days 🔍
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09/10/2006 +39 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3105 days 🔍
08/01/2018 +1238 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: AG Spider
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-3955 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3955
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31593
X-Force: 27905 - MiniBB search.php, whosOnline.php and news.php file include
SecurityFocus: 19095 - MiniBB News.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
OSVDB: 28674 - miniBB news.php absolute_path Parameter Remote File Inclusion
SecurityTracker: 1016557

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

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 08/01/2018 09:33
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (58), 08/01/2018 09:33 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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