PBBoard 2.1.4 File Upload admin.php unrestricted upload

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in PBBoard 2.1.4. This impacts an unknown function of the file admin.php of the component File Upload. Performing a manipulation results in unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-4036. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PBBoard 2.1.4 (Forum Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the file admin.php of the component File Upload. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in admin.php in PBBoard 2.1.4 allows remote administrators to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the addons directory. NOTE: this vulnerability can be leveraged by remote attackers using CVE-2012-1216.

The weakness was disclosed 08/27/2012 with High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab (Website). The advisory is shared at htbridge.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-4036 since 07/20/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1608.002 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:admin.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 (77508), Exploit-DB (37616), SecurityFocus (BID 54916†), OSVDB (84479†) and Secunia (SA50153†). The entries VDB-61529 and VDB-61528 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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07/20/2012 🔍
08/08/2012 +19 days 🔍
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08/27/2012 +19 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +938 days 🔍
02/10/2025 +3612 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: htbridge.com
Organization: High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-4036 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4036
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61917
X-Force: 77508
SecurityFocus: 54916 - PBBoard Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 50153 - PBBoard Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 84479

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

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 02/10/2025 05:11
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (59), 02/20/2019 11:26 (3), 02/10/2025 05:11 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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