Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in unb_lib/abbc.conf.php in Unclassified NewsBoard (UNB) 1.6.1 patch 1 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences and a trailing null byte (%00) in the ABBC[Config][smileset] parameter to unb_lib/abbc.css.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
- Unclassified NewsBoard 1.6.1 patch 1 - Local File Inclusion EDB-1777 · webapps · May 11, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20090 third-party-advisory
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/unb_161p1_incl_xpl.html
- 899 third-party-advisory
- 20060511 Unclassified NewsBoard <= 1.6.1 patch 1 ABBC[Config][smileset] arbitrary local inclusion mailing-list
- unclassified-abbcconf-file-include(26507) vdb-entry
- 25494 vdb-entry
- http://newsboard.unclassified.de/forum/post/6499
- 17947 vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-1782 vdb-entry