Description
UltraBoard.pl or UltraBoard.cgi CGI scripts in UltraBoard 1.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a pathname string that includes a dot dot (..) and ends with a null byte.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- ultrascripts ultraboard 1.6 - Directory Traversal EDB-19890 · remote · May 3, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 4065 vdb-entry
- 1309 vdb-entry
- 20000502 Fun with UltraBoard V1.6X mailing-list
- 1164 vdb-entry