National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-5090
Original release date:11/14/2008
Last revised:01/29/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Electron Inc. Advanced Electron Forum before 1.0.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via PHP code embedded in bbcode in the email parameter, which is processed by the preg_replace function with the eval switch.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: XF
Name: aef-pregreplace-code-execution(45270)
External Source: BID
Name: 31268
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20080920 Advanced Electron Forum <= 1.0.6 Remote Code Execution
External Source: MILW0RM
Name: 6499
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00131-09202008
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.anelectron.com/board/index.php?tid=3282
Type: Advisory
External Source: SREASON
Name: 4598
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 31978
Type: Advisory