Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the avatar_gallery action in profile.php in XennoBB 2.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the category parameter.
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
- XennoBB 1.0.5/1.0.6/2.1/2.2 - 'profile.php' Directory Traversal EDB-28364 · webapps · Aug 9, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 19446 vdb-entry
- 20060809 XennoBB <= "avatar gallery" Directory Transversal mailing-list
- xennobb-profile-directory-traversal(28337) vdb-entry
- 1395 third-party-advisory
- http://www.surfionline.com/security_advisories/20060810_xennobb_avatar_gallery_transversal.txt
- 21483 third-party-advisory