AForum "CommonAbsDir" Parameter Handling Remote PHP File Inclusion Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in AForum, which could be exploited by remote attackers to compromise a vulnerable web server. This issue is caused by an input validation error in the "common/func.php" script when processing the "CommonAbsDir" parameter, which could be exploited by remote attackers to include malicious PHP scripts and execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the web server.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
AForum version 1.33 and prior
     
Solution   Upgrade to version 1.40 : http://www.agner.org/software/msgbrd2/aforum.zip
     
CVE   CVE-2007-2596
     
References  
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
PHP : Remote file inclusion prevention : URL found as parameter
3.2.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
High 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2007-05-09 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote