National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-4191
Original release date:08/17/2006
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Directory traversal vulnerability in memcp.php in XMB (Extreme Message Board) 1.9.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the langfilenew parameter, as demonstrated by injecting PHP sequences into an Apache HTTP Server log file, which is then included by header.php.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
4.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: High
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
Solution
Successful exploitation requires that the "magic_quotes" parameter is disabled.}
- Official Statement from XMB (12/11/2008)
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XMB versions 1.9.8 and later were checked and are not vulnerable.
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External Source: XF
Name: xmb-memcp-file-include(28356)
External Source: BID
Name: 19501
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20060813 XMB <= 1.9.6 Final basename()/'langfilenew' arbitrary local inclusion / remote commands execution
Type: Advisory
External Source: MILW0RM
Name: 2178
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 21293
Type: Advisory
External Source: MISC
Name: http://retrogod.altervista.org/xmb_196_sql.html
External Source: BID
Name: 19494
External Source: SREASON
Name: 1411
External Source: MILW0RM
Name: 2178