Description
Direct static code injection vulnerability in includes/newtopic.php in SimpleBBS 1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the Host header (possibly the name parameter or variable), which is then written to data/topics.php.
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
- SimpleBBS 1.1 - Remote Command Execution EDB-1361 · webapps · Dec 7, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 1015323 vdb-entry
- 20051207 SimpleBBS <= v1.1 remote commands execution in c by: unitedasia security crew mailing-list
- ADV-2005-2807 vdb-entry
- 15764 vdb-entry
- 17949 third-party-advisory