SoftBB 0.1 admin/save_opt.php cache_forum privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in SoftBB 0.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file admin/save_opt.php. The manipulation of the argument cache_forum results in privilege escalation. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-4631. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SoftBB 0.1. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part of the file admin/save_opt.php. The manipulation of the argument cache_forum with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Direct static code injection vulnerability in admin/save_opt.php in SoftBB 0.1, and possibly earlier, allows remote authenticated users to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code via the cache_forum parameter, which saves the code to info_options.php, which is accessible via a direct request.

The weakness was shared 09/04/2006 by DarkFig (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-4631 since 09/08/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:admin/save_opt.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 (28749), Exploit-DB (2300), SecurityFocus (BID 19839†), OSVDB (28579†) and Secunia (SA21761†). The entries VDB-32156, VDB-32155 and VDB-84583 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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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: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: DarkFig
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-4631 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4631
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32154
X-Force: 28749
SecurityFocus: 19839 - SoftBB Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21761 - SoftBB Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 28579 - SoftBB admin/save_opt.php Arbitrary PHP Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1016785 - SoftBB Lets Remote Users Inject SQL Commands and Execute Arbitrary Code
Vupen: ADV-2006-3478

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

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 01/14/2025 05:52
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (47), 08/08/2017 08:45 (20), 07/17/2024 20:40 (19), 01/14/2025 05:52 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:020:103

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