Bitweaver "version" Directory Traversal Code Injection Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in Bitweaver, which could be exploited by attackers to compromise a vulnerable web server. This issue is caused by an input validation error in the "boards/boards_rss.php" script that does not validate the "version" parameter, which could be exploited by remote attackers to create arbitrary files containing malicious PHP code and execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the web server.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
Bitweaver version 2.6 and prior
     
Solution  
     
CVE  
     
References   http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/8659
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
Misc : Directory traversal - parameter starting with ../
3.2.0
Directory traversal using ..\..
3.2.0
Directory traversal
3.2.0
Directory traversal backward root folder
3.2.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
High 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2009-05-12 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote