vendor:
phpBB, punBB
by:
ShAnKaR
9
CVSS
CRITICAL
Poison NULL byte vulnerability
20
CWE
Product Name: phpBB, punBB
Affected Version From: phpBB 2.0.21, punBB 1.2.12
Affected Version To: phpBB 2.0.21, punBB 1.2.12
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
Metasploit:
N/A
Other Scripts:
N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: N/A
2005
multiple PHP application poison NULL byte vulnerability
Poison NULL byte vulnerability for perl CGI applications was described in [1]. ShAnKaR noted, that same vulnerability also affects different PHP applications. An example of vulnerable applications are phpBB and punBB. Vulnerability can be used to upload or replace arbitrary files on server, e.g. PHP scripts, by adding 'poison NULL' (%00) to filename. In case of phpBB and punBB vulnerability can be exploited by changing location of avatar file and uploading avatar file with PHP code in EXIF data.
Mitigation:
Ensure that the application is not vulnerable to Poison NULL byte vulnerability.