miniBB search.php absolute_path privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in miniBB. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file search.php. This manipulation of the argument absolute_path causes privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2006-3955. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in miniBB (the affected version is unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file search.php. The manipulation of the argument absolute_path with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect 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 and KaBaRa.HaCk .eGy as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-3955. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. 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:search.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 (28675†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1016558†). See VDB-31593 and VDB-84614 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / 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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07/20/2006 🔍
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08/01/2006 +9 days 🔍
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09/10/2006 +40 days 🔍
05/08/2016 +3528 days 🔍
01/13/2025 +3172 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: AG Spider, KaBaRa.HaCk .eGy
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-3955 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3955
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-84613
X-Force: 27905 - MiniBB search.php, whosOnline.php and news.php file include
SecurityFocus: 19095 - MiniBB News.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
OSVDB: 28675 - miniBB search.php absolute_path Parameter Remote File Inclusion
SecurityTracker: 1016558

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

Created: 05/08/2016 20:01
Updated: 01/13/2025 06:17
Changes: 05/08/2016 20:01 (56), 06/07/2017 14:51 (5), 08/04/2022 12:53 (2), 01/13/2025 06:17 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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