Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in common/errormsg.php in aForum 1.32 and possibly earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the header parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
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
- aForum 1.32 - 'CommonAbsDir' Remote File Inclusion EDB-3884 · webapps · May 9, 2007 · verified
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References
- 25224 third-party-advisory
- aforum-func-file-include(34202) vdb-entry
- 35906 vdb-entry