mxBB Mxbb Newssuite 1.03 mx_root_path file inclusion

CVSS Meta Temp Score CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.	Current Exploit Price (≈) Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.	CTI Interest Score Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
6.8	$0-$5k	0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in mxBB Mxbb Newssuite 1.03. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation of the argument mx_root_path results in file inclusion. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-6553. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in mxBB Mxbb Newssuite 1.03. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument mx_root_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:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/newssuite_constants.php in the NewsSuite 1.03 module for mxBB allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mx_root_path parameter.

The weakness was presented 12/14/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-6553 since 12/14/2006. 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.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as functional.

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 (30855), Exploit-DB (2925), SecurityFocus (BID 21573†) and Secunia (SA23358†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

• mxBB

Name

• Mxbb Newssuite

Version

• 1.03

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

• 🔍

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.8
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AV	AC	Au	C	I	A
💳	💳	💳	💳	💳	💳
💳	💳	💳	💳	💳	💳
💳	💳	💳	💳	💳	💳

Vector	Complexity	Authentication	Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock
Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock
Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: File inclusion
CWE: CWE-73
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Functional
Programming Language: 🔍
Download: 🔍

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-Day	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock
Today	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock

Exploit-DB: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

12/13/2006 🔍
12/14/2006 +1 days 🔍
12/14/2006 +0 days 🔍
12/14/2006 +0 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3010 days 🔍
12/21/2024 +3572 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-6553 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6553
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33843
X-Force: 30855 - mxBB newssuite Module newssuite_constants.php file include
SecurityFocus: 21573 - MXBB Newssuite Module Newssuite_Constants.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 23358
Vupen: ADV-2006-4981

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 12/21/2024 19:13
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (58), 10/04/2017 09:59 (1), 08/11/2024 17:07 (17), 12/21/2024 19:13 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216:E38:103

Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Discussion

Do you want to use VulDB in your project?

Use the official API to access entries easily!