Unclassified NewsBoard 1.6.4 Error Message import_wbb1.php information disclosure

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Unclassified NewsBoard 1.6.4. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file import_wbb1.php of the component Error Message Handler. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-1949. Additionally, an exploit exists.

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A vulnerability has been found in Unclassified NewsBoard 1.6.4 (Forum Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file import_wbb1.php of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

import_wbb1.php in Unclassified NewsBoard (UNB) 1.6.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request, which reveals the installation path in an error message.

The weakness was released 06/05/2009 by __GiReX__ (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1949 since 06/05/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by girex in Perl and been published even before and not after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:import_wbb1.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 (50879), Exploit-DB (8841) and SecurityFocus (BID 35183†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-48450 and VDB-48449. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Forum Software

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• Unclassified

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• NewsBoard

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• 1.6.4

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