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Forum82 "repertorylevel" File Inclusion Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA22214
Release Date: 2006-10-02
Last Update: 2006-10-05
Popularity: 4,213 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Forum82 2.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-5148


Description:
Silahsiz Kuvvetler has discovered some vulnerabilities in Forum82, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "repertorylevel" parameter in various files is not properly verified before being used to include files. This can be exploited to include arbitrary files from local or external resources.

The vulnerabilities have been confirmed in version 2.5.2. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Update to version 2.5.4.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Silahsiz Kuvvetler

Changelog:
2006-10-03: Updated "Solution" section.
2006-10-05: Added CVE reference.


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